Developmental Relationships in Real Life
A video highlighting the effects of implementing Search Institute’s developmental relationships framework with five organizations working with young people.
Developmental Relationships in Real Life is a five-minute video that shows practitioners from five organizations that have partnered with Search Institute to implement the elements and actions of the developmental relationships framework: Camp Fire, City Year, Communities in Schools, Generation Citizen and the National Center for Families Learning.
It shows how leaders, youth, and practitioners grew as they put into practice the five elements of the developmental relationships framework:
- Express Care
- Challenge Growth
- Provide Support
- Share Power
- Expand Possibilities
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Developmental Relationships in Real Life
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"Having that common language really allows you to grow and have conversations."
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Resources to Learn More About the Developmental Relationships Framework
Tool / Playbook
Relationship Check
The Relationship Check is a tool for self-reflection & conversation designed to assess where relationships with young people are strong and where they can grow.
Activity
Marshmallow Towers
Activity where participants work together to construct a tower made of marshmallows and spaghetti and reflect on how they shared power in the experience.
Relational Practice
Approaches to Expressing Care
Ten approaches that can be integrated into classroom or program activities that build the Express Care element of the developmental relationships framework.