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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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People-Centered Leadership Certificate Course for Youth

You'll learn the fundamentals of the ten core competencies that comprise excellence in people-centered leadership. By completing this course, you will develop and enhance your leadership skills through practical strategies. You'll gain skills to alig... Read More
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  • Icon 100% Online Course
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The Art & Science of Youth Work certificate Course

You'll learn the fundamentals of the eight core competencies that comprise excellence in youth work. By completing this course, you’ll identify your strengths and areas for improvement. You’ll gain motivation, suggestions for additional growth, a... Read More
  • Icon 15 Hours Course Length
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Identity Development and Resilience in Adolescence

Adolescence is a powerful and formative stage of identity development, shaped by relationships, lived experiences, culture, environment, and opportunities for connection and repair. Understanding how young people develop a sense of self and how exper... Read More
  • Icon Thursday, July 30, 2026
    10:00 am to 11:30 am Central Time
  • Icon 1.5 Hours
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  • Icon 100% Online Course
  • Icon Completion Certificate
  • Icon Youth Worker Track
  • SB Icon Communication
  • SB Icon Relationship Building
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What It Takes to Stay Even When the Work Gets Hard

Youth work is deeply meaningful. But it can also be demanding in ways that are hard to sustain over time. People don’t usually leave because they stop caring; they leave because the weight becomes too much to carry alone. In this training, you’ll... Read More
  • Icon May 2026
  • Icon 1.5 Hours
  • Icon Interactive
  • Icon 100% Online Course
  • Icon Completion Certificate
  • Icon Youth Worker Track
  • SB Icon Resilience Building
  • SB Icon Relationship Building
  • SB Icon Self-Care
  • SB Icon Ethical Practices
  • SB Icon The Field of Youth Work
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Learning to Utilize Your Voice

As a youth worker, you may support young people experiencing discrimination or unequal treatment. Yet navigating rights, systems, and advocacy processes can feel unclear or intimidating, making it harder to speak up when it matters most. This trainin... Read More
  • Icon March 2026
  • Icon 1.5 Hours
  • Icon Interactive
  • Icon 100% Online Course
  • Icon Completion Certificate
  • Icon Youth Worker Track
  • SB Icon Advocacy
  • SB Icon Ethical Practices
  • SB Icon Communication
  • SB Icon Youth Empowerment
  • SB Icon The Field of Youth Work
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Recognizing Domestic Violence and Responding with Care

Many young people are impacted by domestic violence, whether they experience it directly or witness it at home. Its effects can show up in their behavior, relationships, triggers, and sense of safety, yet these signs often go unseen. This training gi... Read More
  • Icon January 2026
  • Icon 1.5 Hours
  • Icon 100% Online Course
  • Icon Completion Certificate
  • Icon Youth Worker Track
  • SB Icon Mental Health Awareness
  • SB Icon Trauma-Informed Care
  • SB Icon Youth Development
  • SB Icon Communication
  • SB Icon Self-Care
  • SB Icon Resilience Building
  • SB Icon Mental Health Basics
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Understanding and Navigating the Impacts of Trauma in Youth Work

Trauma and its impacts shape relationships between youth workers and youth whether or not there is awareness of it. Building deeper understanding of trauma and the ways it can shape youth work practice is vital. This course focuses on the relationshi... Read More
  • Icon November 2025
  • Icon 1.5 Hours
  • Icon Interactive
  • Icon 100% Online Course
  • Icon Completion Certificate
  • Icon Youth Worker Track
  • SB Icon Mental Health Awareness
  • SB Icon Communication
  • SB Icon Trauma-Informed Care
  • SB Icon Relationship Building
  • SB Icon Mental Health Basics
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Talking with Youth About Sexuality at Every Age

Sexuality messages are all around us, from the time we are born through the end of our lives. Navigating these messages without support from caring adults can prove challenging for youth. Having developmentally appropriate sexuality conversations wit... Read More
  • Icon September 2024
  • Icon 1.5 Hours
  • Icon Interactive
  • Icon 100% Online Course
  • Icon Completion Certificate
  • Icon Youth Worker Track
  • SB Icon Youth Development
  • SB Icon Communication
  • SB Icon Recognizing Risks
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Balancing the Stress and Strength of Burnout

Burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma are protective, not defective responses to stress. While you cannot control the onset of stressful events you will inevitably experience as a youth worker, you can learn to leverage stress to strength... Read More
  • Icon July 2025
  • Icon 2 Hours
  • Icon Interactive
  • Icon 100% Online Course
  • Icon Completion Certificate
  • Icon Youth Worker Track
  • SB Icon Mental Health Awareness
  • SB Icon Resilience Building
  • SB Icon Self-Care
  • SB Icon Mental Health Basics
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Understanding Self-Sabotaging Behaviors

Self-sabotaging behaviors are often a normal part of change and youth workers need to know how to appropriately respond. This is often a phase in the growth process and likely a time young people need support the most. There are strategies we can use... Read More
  • Icon Friday, January 6, 2017
  • Icon 2.5 hours
  • Icon 100% Online Course
  • Icon Completion Certificate
  • Icon Youth Worker Track
  • SB Icon Behavior Management
  • SB Icon Healthy Living
  • SB Icon Recognizing Risks
  • SB Icon Youth Development
  • SB Icon At-Risk Behaviors
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