1 Jack Kavanaugh LMSW Program Development Director WNY Mentor New York 2 3 Think about the ways in which relationships help drive growth Explore the Developmental Relationships Framework for helping youth thrive ID: 781541
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Building Relationships with Youth
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Slide2Jack Kavanaugh, LMSW
Program Development Director WNY, Mentor New York
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Slide4Think about the ways in which relationships help drive growth
Explore the Developmental Relationships Framework for helping youth thrive
Practice some tangible strategies so you can put this framework into action.
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TODAY
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THINK
BACK
Slide6Defining MentorshipWhat is a mentor?What isn’t a mentor?
What roles to mentors fill?
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ADOLESCENTS
(Ages 11+)
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THEIR FEELINGS
THEIR COMMUNITY
THEIR BODIES
Big hormone increase, growth spurt
Fine motor skills improve at faster rates for boys than girls
Girls add body fat, boys add muscle
Want increased autonomy
Peer Pressure and interest in conformity increases
Relationships become stronger and last longer
Increases in moodiness, intimacy and loyalty
Highly impulsive and risk-taking
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OLDER CHILDREN
(Ages 6-10)
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THEIR FEELINGS
THEIR COMMUNITY
THEIR BODIES
Like games with rules and contact
Improved body control, accuracy, speed and reaction times
For some, bodies start to change; curious about changes
Start to understand morel rules
Building sense of social norms and individual rights
School, physical appearance and sports impact their self-esteem
Emotions like guilt and pride begin
Become capable of many emotions at one time
Focus on relationship between self and others
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YOUNG CHILDREN
(Ages 2-6)
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THEIR FEELINGS
THEIR COMMUNITY
THEIR BODIES
Begin to run
Learning to jump, throw, catch
Developing coordination of movement
Start playing as a group
Kid to kid relationships begin
Begin to develop morals
Learning to control self and emotions
Understand causes and consequences
Increase in empathy
Shorter attention spans
Slide13“Developmental relationships are close connections that powerfully and positively shape young people’s identities and help them develop thriving mindsets”
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Express Care
Expand Possibilities
Provide Support
Share Power
Challenge Growth
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Express Care
Adults are dependable: spend time
Adults listen
Adults believe in young people
Adults are warm: showing that they enjoy spending time with young people
Adults encourage: praise young people for their effort and accomplishments
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Provide Support
Adults navigate: guiding young people through hard situations and systems
Adults empower: build young people’s confidence
Adults advocate on behalf of young people
Adults set boundaries: putting in place limits that keep them on track
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Challenge Growth
Adults expect the best of young people
Adults stretch: push young people to go further
Adults hold young people accountable
Adults help young people reflect on failures
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Share Power
Adults respect young people: taking them seriously and treating them fairly
Adults include young people: involving them in the decisions that affect them
Adults collaborate with young people: working with them to solve problems and reach goals
Adults let young people lead
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Expand Possibilities
Adults inspire young people to see possibilities
Adults broaden horizons exposing them to new ideas, experiences and places
Adults connect young people to others who can help them develop and thrive
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Express Care
Expand Possibilities
Provide Support
Share Power
Challenge Growth
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EXPRESS
CARE
PROVIDE SUPPORT
CHALLENGE GROWTH
SHARE
POWER
EXPAND POSSIBILITIES
WHAT YOU
SAY
WHAT YOU
DO
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WHAT WILL YOU DO?
Slide23Ask Questions & Set BoundariesDon’t be afraid to get to know themDon’t be afraid to let them get to know youBoundaries go both ways, we have to know where they begin and where they end
“I see you”23
Slide24www.mentoring.org Program Resources EEP Tools & Toolkit
www.nationalmentoringresourcecenter.org/ NMRC- TA
https://connect.mentoring.org/ Mentor Connector
NQMS (National Quality Mentoring System)
IMPORTANT RESOURCES
Slide25For more information, please contact:
Jack Kavanaugh
Mentor New York
www.mentornewyork.org
716-855-0007 ext 323
jkavanaugh@mentorkids.org