2006
CYFAR Conference Presentations (May
16-19, Atlanta, GA)
Pre-Conference
(May 16)
Joining
Forces to Work with Military Youth
Description:
4-H military partnerships have expanded
rapidly across the country. This session
will describe research related to military
youth and promising practices for addressing
their needs. Participants will be given
opportunities to discuss practical program
ideas and resources for military partnerships,
and they will discuss ways to enhance positive
youth development through working with military
audiences.
Introduction
- Theresa
Ferrari (ppt)
Parental
Deployment and Youth in Military Families:
Exploring Uncertainty and Ambiguous Loss
Presentation
by Angela
Huebner, Ph.D., Virginia Tech (Presentation
ppt)
Youth's
Coping Strategies Used During a Parent's
Military Deployment and Benefits Gained
from Attending Operation Purple Camp
Presentation
by Dona
Leonhard & Theresa
Ferrari, Ph.D., Ohio State University
(Presentation
ppt)
Discussion
- Lisa
Lauxman
4-H
Workforce Prep: Real Jobs, Meaningful Experiences,
and Marketable Skills
Graham
Cochran, Nate
Arnett, & Carol
Smathers
Description:
In two urban settings, Ohio 4-H is providing
youth with meaningful job experiences in
the context of planned and structured workforce
preparation programs designed to help youth
develop marketable skills. Learn from staff
and teens about two successful workforce
prep program models, explore curricula,
program strucuture, evaluation strategies,
funding sources, and receive a resourcelist
related to workforce preparation.
Presentation
(link to Adventure Central web page)
Teamwork
and Cultural Literacy for Teens (TCLT)
Nate
Arnett, Graham Cochran, Steve Brady,
& Beth Bridgeman
Description:
For two years, a diverse team of youth adults
from Ohio 4-H has built teamwork and cultlural
literacy through a series peaking with an
immersion experience as a subsistence-level
farmer. Participants will learn from teens
about a program for teen focusing on teamwork
and cultural understanding and receive planning
and curriculum information for replicating
the program.
Presentation
(link to Adventure Central web page)
- Program
Showcase (May 18)
Adventure
Central: A Research Station for Urban Youth
Development
Graham
Cochran & Nate
Arnett
Descrption:
Historically, land-grant research stations
have focued on demonstrating successful
methods of farming; our focus is on success
with urban youth and families. Adventure
Central engages youth while providing a
"demonstration plot" for urban
programming. Program models, evaluation
strategies, and lessons learned will be
described by a team of teen and adult leaders
at the showcase.
Showcase
Handouts (link
to Adventure Central web page) |
