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Learn at your own pace with comprehensive courses based on core competencies that comprise excellence in youth work.
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Join interactive webinars that are one hour or longer and led by expert youth work practitioners.
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Watch one-hour or longer recordings of live webinars featuring experienced youth work trainers.
Supplemental Micro Courses (SMCs)
Build on what you learn in certificate courses and focus on developing practical skills for those competencies.
Youth Worker Toolkit Tools
Use practical tools directly with young people to build trust and foster growth for both of you.
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Engage in one-hour or longer courses that combine videos, digital media, and interactive activities.
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Our brief blogs provide a quick go-to resource for youth work insights, ideas, and links to deeper learning.
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Learn from one-hour or longer interviews with youth work trainers and practitioners.
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Trust Your Instincts and Stay the Course

As a youth work leader, you will often face doubt, critique, or pressure from people who cannot yet see what you see. This Supplemental Micro Course (SMC) guides you in developing skill in staying focused and confident despite others’ doubts or cha... Read More
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Family Dynamics Shaped by Domestic Violence

When young people grow up around domestic violence, conflict and aggression can feel normal because it is often all they know. In this Supplemental Micro Course, you will develop skill in helping young people understand the family dynamics that are s... Read More
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Mastering Relational Leadership

For far too long, relational skills have been labeled as “soft skills,” meaning something optional or secondary to the real work of leadership. The truth is the opposite. Building strong relationships is one of the hardest and most essential ski... Read More
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Sustaining Your Impact Through Self-Care

Self-care is one of the most important commitments you can make to yourself and to the young people you support. This supplemental micro course helps you develop skill in strengthening your self-care practices across five core areas of well-being. Yo... Read More
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Entrepreneurial Leadership in Youth Work

This Supplemental Micro Course (SMC) invites you to take a chance, think differently, and be open to ideas that may feel unfamiliar but full of possibility. It will help you develop skill in expanding your leadership thinking beyond scarcity and into... Read More
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Internet Gaming and Young People

Gaming is a big part of the world young people live in today. For most, it brings joy and connection. For some, it begins to take over and cause real challenges. In this Supplemental Micro Course, you will develop skill in recognizing when gaming be... Read More
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Sharing Power with Others

Sharing power with others is one of the most meaningful ethical responsibilities you hold as a youth work leader. You carry influence, and how you choose to use that influence can unlock the confidence and potential of every person on your team. Thi... Read More
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Expanding Your Cognitive Empathy

Your ability to understand young people needs to be one of your greatest strengths as a youth worker. This supplemental micro course challenges you to elevate that strength by expanding your empathy toward young people with diverse experiences and cu... Read More
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Justice As A Guiding Virtue

This Supplemental Micro Course invites you to explore DEIA through an atypical and thought-provoking lens. You will learn how justice, one of the central virtues of the 2000-year-old Stoic philosophy, becomes a guiding virtue for effective leadership... Read More
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Your Growth Is Your Responsibility

Your role as a youth worker comes with a responsibility to care for others, and young people deserve your very best! That means your growth is essential. This course challenges you to embrace growth as an ethical duty and to approach your work with a... Read More
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