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Why Relationships Matter and How to Get Started

Understand the foundations of developmental relationships and the power you have to strengthen those relationships for all young people to learn and grow.

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Tools to support everyone who works with young people — educators, youth program workers, schools and youth program leaders, and community members

Young people thrive when they experience a broader web of relationships, build strong relationships in a class or program, at home, and across your organization.

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Relationships are key across several disciplines including family systems, social and emotional development, social capital, and community development.

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Explore tools, frameworks, activities, guides, measures, and other research-based resources to build strong relationships with all young people.

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- Why Relationships Matter and How to Get Started
  
  Understand the foundations of developmental relationships and the power you have to strengthen those relationships for all young people to learn and grow.
- Resources Tailored to Your Role
  
  Tools to support everyone who works with young people — educators, youth program workers, schools and youth program leaders, and community members
- Resources Related to the Setting Where Relationships Take Place
  
  Young people thrive when they experience a broader web of relationships, build strong relationships in a class or program, at home, and across your organization.
- Resources on Key Topics
  
  Relationships are key across several disciplines including family systems, social and emotional development, social capital, and community development.
- Resources in Your Favorite Format
  
  Explore tools, frameworks, activities, guides, measures, and other research-based resources to build strong relationships with all young people.
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WOOP Worksheet

Translate your hopes for yourself and your school into actionable steps to improve relationships.

The WOOP Technique is a goal-setting activity you can use to transform your hopes for educator relationships into action. The acronym stands for four steps—wish, outcomes, obstacle, and plan—and offers educators a template for reflecting on goals for educator relationships and for laying out practical steps to achieve them. You can use the instructions and worksheet below as a written form or as structured conversation.

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