Lead With Influence From Where You Are

Your Course Description

Your Competency Focus Area

Communications

In the context of youth work, leading with influence means guiding and inspiring young people in a way that motivates them to take positive actions, adopt new perspectives, and grow personally without relying on your authority as an adult or your positional power.
Whether you are a youth worker or in a youth work leadership role, the work you do requires certain leadership characteristics. Developing those characteristics in yourself and learning to lead with influence will create lasting change in you and the young people you work with.
This interactive course blends YIPA-created learning content with a recorded video learning segment created by the featured trainer.

Your Learning Objectives

Explore the values and characteristics of people who lead with influence
Learn what leading with influence means in the context of youth work and why it matters
Recognize that we all lead in some way, regardless of our role or title
Identify key strategies to help you lead with influence in your youth work
Consider how being authentic can expand your impact as you learn to lead yourself and others

Your Course Details

Interactive
Completion Certificate
Youth Worker Track
This training will count as 1 CE hour for most boards. Please contact your board directly with questions on submitting. Course details for CE submissions provided.

Your Trainer

Michelle Nelson has over 25 years of experience leading, managing, and training professionals in the human service industry, especially those working with young people. In addition to her youth worker and leadership skills, she is well-versed in team, program, and organizational development to include strategic planning. She is a certified trainer for the Crisis Prevention Institute, The National Council for Behavioral Health, Thera International Rising, and ACES interface. She also provides training on Motivational Interviewing and is well versed in Reclaiming Youth Interventions from the Life Space Crisis Intervention Institute. Michelle has delivered numerous trainings at local, state, and national conferences. She also provides consultation services for several private and public businesses. Michelle’s education includes a Masters in Management, Bachelors in Criminology/Sociology and a certificate in Leadership and Change.