Focus Area 1: The Field of Youth Work

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You'll expand your professional acumen to understand the reach and importance of your role, serve as an effective advocate for youth, and pursue ongoing professional development.

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Bridging Community Programming and Youth Work

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1.5 hour training
Focus Area 1: The Field of Youth Work

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Cultivating Inner Strength and Courage to Address Injustice

Free to YIPA Members

1 hour training
Focus Area 1: The Field of Youth Work

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The Gens: Bridging Builds Strong Teams

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1.5 hour training
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Focus Area 1: The Field of Youth Work

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A Model for Collaborative Engagement with Young People

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1.5 hour training
100% approval rating
Focus Area 1: The Field of Youth Work

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Engaging Parents as Partners in Your Programs: A Model for Parent Participation

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1.5 hour training
100% approval rating
Focus Area 1: The Field of Youth Work

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Empowering Youth Self-Advocacy

Free to YIPA Members

1.5 hour training
97% approval rating
Focus Area 1: The Field of Youth Work

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Youth Work Legislative Advocacy 101

Free to YIPA Members

1 hour training
95% approval rating
Focus Area 1: The Field of Youth Work

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Social Activism in Youth Work

Free to YIPA Members

1 hour training
98% approval rating
Focus Area 1: The Field of Youth Work

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How You and Your Organization Can Manage Burnout and Secondary Trauma

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2 hour training
98% approval rating
Focus Area 1: The Field of Youth Work

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Youth DO Have Rights!

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2 hour training
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More Ways to Learn and Grow!

The art and science of youth work certificate course.
The Art and Science of Youth Work certificate blends technical competency with personal growth strategies so you'll be your best for young people.
The passionate youth worker podcast.
The Passionate Youth Worker podcast provides needed inspiration so you and your team are fully present in your service to young people.
Blog.
The Quick Takes blog offers youth work insights and ideas you can grab and go to stay in the know. Quick Takes for busy youth workers.

Professional Development Training for Youth Workers

YIPA provides professional development training for youth workers so they can better support young people. Our professional development training for youth workers enhances their knowledge, skills, and confidence so they can become the best version of themselves.

High-quality professional development for youth workers is essential to developing the skill sets needed to build trusting relationships with young people. It helps support them as they learn who they are, what skills and interests they have, and how they can live empowered, purposeful lives.

Certificate in Youth Work

To advance the field, we offer a certificate in youth work that combines the art of developing yourself through self-reflection, with the science of fundamental competencies needed to effectively support young people. Our youth work certificate course is completely online, engaging, and interactive. You complete the course at your own pace. Obtaining a youth work certificate online helps you grow into a highly effective youth worker, while fulfilling your obligations to the young people to bring the best version of yourself to your work for their benefit.

Certifications for Working with Youth

YIPA provides certifications for working with youth to help you achieve your highest potential in your craft of supporting young people. Earning certifications for working with youth, including those growing up with toxic stress, trauma, and/or abuse, will help you to refine and improve your skills and improve outcomes for young people.

Working With Young People Training

YIPA provides working with young people training to help grow and empower youth workers who want to improve the well-being of the young people they support. This includes valuable working with at risk youth training for young people struggling with challenges such as homelessness and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), online safety, labor trafficking, substance abuse/addiction, and other at-risk behaviors.

Understanding these issues is crucial for effectively connecting with and supporting young people who have experienced or continue to experience toxic stress, trauma, and/or abuse.

Contact us to learn more about becoming a YIPA member, our experience and learning opportunities, and how we can help your team more effectively connect with and support the young people you serve.

Professional Development Training for Youth Workers

YIPA provides professional development training for youth workers so they can better support young people. Our professional development training for youth workers develops their knowledge, skills, and confidence so they can become the best version of themselves.
High-quality professional development for youth workers is essential to developing the skill sets needed to build trusting relationships with young people. It helps support them as they learn who they are, what skills and interests they have, and how they can develop into the people they ought to become.

Certificate in Youth Work

To advance the field, we offer a certificate in youth work that combines the art of developing yourself through self-reflection, with the science of fundamental competencies needed to effectively support young people. Our youth work certificate is completely online using a highly interactive platform that you complete at your own pace. Obtaining a youth work certificate online helps you to grow into a highly effective youth worker, while fulfilling your obligations to the young people to bring the best version of yourself to your work.

Certifications for Working with Youth

YIPA provides certifications for working with youth to help you achieve your highest potential in your craft of supporting young people. Earning certifications for working with youth, including those growing up with toxic stress, trauma, and/or abuse, will help you to refine and improve your skills and improve their outcomes.

Working With Young People Training

YIPA provides working with young people training to help grow and empower youth workers who want to improve the well-being of the young people they support. This includes valuable working with at risk youth training for young people struggling with challenges such as homelessness and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), online safety, labor trafficking, substance abuse/addiction, and other at-risk behaviors.

Understanding these issues is crucial for effectively connecting with and supporting young people who have experienced or continue to experience toxic stress, trauma, and/or abuse.

Contact us to learn more about our membership, our experience and learning opportunities, and how we can help your team more effectively connect with and support the young people you serve.

The Role Of Training In Building A Stronger Field Of Youth Work

Exceptional training for youth workers is a necessity to ensure that those who support young people have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be effective youth workers. Whether you are new to the field or a seasoned professional, ongoing professional development for youth workers is essential to sustain your impact and adapt to the evolving needs of the youth you serve.

Professional Training Matters

Our accessible youth worker training provides youth work professionals with practical knowledge, enhancing both their skills and their confidence to instill hope in young people. From working with at-risk youth training that focuses on helping young people who have experienced trauma to working with young people training to better understand youth development, our training courses foster competence and compassion.

Through targeted youth support worker training like working with at risk youth training, professionals gain tools to identify and address critical issues like adverse childhood experiences, homelessness, or substance abuse. Our online training for youth workers allows participants to complete courses at their own pace that address the realities youth workers face in the field.

Stand Out with Certificate Courses in Youth Work

Earning a certificate in youth work is a powerful way to deepen a youth worker’s expertise and commitment to the field. YIPA’s youth worker certificate online program combines self-paced learning with interactive components, ensuring a well-rounded approach to the eight core competencies that comprise excellence in youth work. This certificate youth work online course allows participants to reflect on their strengths while building practical skills that can immediately be applied to their work.

YIPA’s certifications for working with youth offer advanced training in areas that are certain to enhance their abilities to positively impact young people. By prioritizing professional development training for youth workers, organizations and individuals, both contribute to a stronger, more impactful youth work system.

Our dynamic selection of training for working with youth is available globally, offering unmatched flexibility through online accessibility. Reach out today and prepare to be the positive force young people deserve with a youth work certificate.

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