Youth workers spend their time interacting with children, teens, and young adults that may be in situations where they are neglected or abused. These young people may also be engaging in illegal and unsafe behaviors, with the youth workers their first line of defense and support.
Even when the situation is not this critical, youth workers play a very important role in the community and for the young people they interact with as part of their job. Providing quality professional development for youth workers equips the understanding, knowledge, and tools they need to create programs and provide services that are necessary and essential.
Effective Advocacy
YIPA offers youth worker training that provides participants with the tools they need to be effective advocates for the people they serve. This includes becoming aware of the legal and ethical issues, identifying needs in a community, and advocating for solutions to those needs in a way that is effective, positive, and in keeping with the mission of the organization.
Develops Leadership Skills
Our professional development for youth workers provides the necessary skills to become effective leaders. This is not just in delivering one-on-one or group programs but also in staying in the field and finding a career as a youth worker moving into more senior and leadership roles within the organization.
Finally, YIPA youth worker training builds confidence. Youth workers that understand their vital role and the responsibilities they have in their communities are confident and knowledgeable about how to best serve the youth they work with in their job.