Professional Learning
Preparing Adults to Bring Search Institute Frameworks to Life
Organizations and practitioners who want to build relationships that help young people thrive look to Search Institute for professional learning opportunities. Our research and practitioner-informed workshops are designed for districts, schools, youth-serving organizations, and community-based initiatives seeking to build professional and organizational capacities, promote positive youth development, and advance equity.
Empowering Action Through Youth-Focused Solutions
Our learning experiences reflect the most current findings on effective strategies to build and support relationships between youth and adults across a variety of organizational settings. They create a common language across an organization, empower staff, and apply decades of developmental science to help youth-serving organizations more intentionally create and sustain the conditions for youth thriving.
Anyone who works with young people—teachers, administrators, counselors, social workers, youth group leaders, mentors, clergy—can discover new skills, resources, tools, and knowledge in Search Institute’s highly engaging professional learning experiences.
"For me, my biggest take away is to make sure I care for my students and to make sure that they know they are cared for. It allowed me to reevaluate myself and intentions with the work that I do."
Professional Learning: Areas of Focus
Developmental Relationships
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Developmental Assets
The internal and external factors that are the essential building blocks for child and youth development, resilience, and thriving.
Engaging Families
Engage families to help youth thrive by identifying and celebrating their strengths.
Sparks
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Training of Trainers
Preparing facilitators and trainers to lead workshops that introduce Assets and Developmental Relationships to their organization and community.
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