scholarly journals Developing a Culturally Restorative Approach to Aboriginal Child and Youth Development: Transitions to Adulthood

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estelle Simard ◽  
Shannon Blight
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Restorative Practices ◽  
Youth Services ◽  
Transitions To Adulthood ◽  
Aboriginal Child ◽  
Policy Paper ◽  
Aboriginal Populations ◽  
Child And Youth Services ◽  
Transition Into Adulthood

An innovative approach to providing “care” to Aboriginal child who are making a transition into adulthood embodies the concept of culturally restorative practice. This paper is a literature review on Aboriginal child development for children and youth transitioning from a youth to an adult. This paper contains excerpts from “Developing a Culturally Restorative Approach to Aboriginal Child and Youth Development: Transitions to Adulthood” published as a social policy paper for Ontario’s Ministry of Child and Youth Services. The paper was a review of the literature of the following: culturally restorative practices, best practices for successful engagement with Aboriginal populations, thematic of Aboriginal development, as well as implications for child and youth services.

Youth Services

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth T. Gershoff
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Youth Services ◽  
Supportive Relationships ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Training Community ◽  
Skill Building

Youth services are programs, activities, and services aimed at providing a range of opportunities for school-aged children, including mentoring, recreation, education, training, community service, or supervision in a safe environment. The current thrust of youth services is an emphasis on positive youth development. Best practices in youth services include the provision of safety, appropriate supervision, supportive relationships, opportunities to belong, positive social norms, support for efficacy and skill building, and integration of community, school, and family efforts.

scholarly journals Enhancing College and Career Readiness Programs for Underserved Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 222-251
Author(s):  
Kevin A. Gee ◽  
Carolynne Beno ◽  
Lauren Lindstrom ◽  
John Lind ◽  
Cindy Post ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Career Readiness ◽  
College And Career Readiness ◽  
Youth Services ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Underserved Youth ◽  
College And Career ◽  
Life Challenges ◽  
Stakeholder Input ◽  
Youth Development Professionals

Supporting college and career readiness among youth who encounter significant academic and life challenges requires innovative strategies to help them envision their futures, leverage their strengths and develop dispositions that promote positive trajectories. For youth development professionals who develop and implement novel programmatic approaches to support the college and career readiness of underserved youth, it is critical to acquire a deeper evidence-based understanding of factors shaping positive career and college pathways as well as to incorporate stakeholder viewpoints in their program design and delivery. In this article, we share key insights from our program development process that can inform the work of program developers, educators and youth services providers who seek to build and enhance career and college readiness programs aimed at underserved youth. We summarize 4 key insights from a narrative review of literature on college and career readiness as well as findings from a set of stakeholders (student, parent and educator) focus groups. We offer our ideas for incorporating these insights alongside stakeholder input into the development and design of college and career readiness activities and programming.

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