Mosholu Montefiore Community Center | Evaluated Learning Experience
Key Strategies in Working With Youth EDU 107
214 hours in 8 weeks, including supervised field work.
June 2022 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: apply appropriate leadership, mentoring, supervision, community building strategies; describe how inclusion and empathy are key values in working with youth; analyze various perspectives in youth behaviors and apply effective communication and behavior strategies and modifications; evaluate new skills and knowledge and apply it to everyday work; analyze the coursework and compare and contrast various developmental theories as related to observations in field experiences; observe and record children's behavior and responses to supervision; relate to knowledge acquired in classes and workshops and collaborate with supervisors and co-workers to modify and improve group dynamics and reflecting upon positive and negative interactions; engage in group collaboration and small group discussion during workshop sessions; and create a training program for future counselors who can utilize and assist them with their work.
Major topics taught in this course include: Leadership, Child Development, Effective Communication, Empathy, Respect, Conflict Resolution, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
In the lower level baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Recreation, Sociology, Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies, Child Development, or Education (5/22).