As part of a true experiential learning process, it is important to help teens recognize the skills they gained during the process and how those skills can be applied to other situations. Summary Stay focused on empowerment as a process. Youth development professionals may be surprised, however, to find that when the supervisor, county board, parents, and community members are educated about the empowerment process, they'll be incredibly supportive. They'll begin to see the youth development professional's role as that as of a youth developer rather than as an event coordinator. More importantly, young people are provided opportunities to develop the competencies they need to become successful adults.
Empowerment takes more than a minute.
Causes and consequences of low self- esteem in children and adolescents. A new vision promoting youth development, Testimony, Washington, D.C., House Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families. Inc. ISSN 1077-5315. Articles appearing in the Journal become the property of the Journal. Single copies of articles may be reproduced in electronic or print form for use in educational or training activities.