Creating a Positive Program Culture for Youth Development Programs 10-13-14 PHMC- Philadelphia - PA

Timiya Clark, MHS Program SpecialistTyler Richendollar, PD Coordinator

Creating a Positive Program Culture

IntroductionsThe Mingle Game

- Name - Agency / Position- One word that describes your program’s culture

Agenda

•What is Culture?

• Safety for Positive Program Culture

• Youth Strengths and Needs

• Taking Action

•Building Culture – Activities

•Review

Objectives•Define culture for programs

•Define safety for positive program culture

• Identify Our Youths’ Strengths & Needs

• Explain actions that support positive program culture

• Strategize ways to build positive culture

DHS-OST Outcomes• Improve Life Skills

• Improve Relationships

• Increased Engagement in Learning

• Increased Engagement in School

•Aspires to Academic Excellence

• Prepared for College and Career

Coffee Shop Case Study

-5 images/phrases to describe each

-Experience with coffee shops?

-What behaviors does it encourage?

CultureCulture is made of the artifacts, routines and

rituals that a group believes and upholds

Starbucks

Demonstrate what they value and their customers behave

in that way

Group Norms

Group Norms

• One Mic

• Step-Up, Step-Back

• Keep a Positive Mindset

• Your Idea’s - ________

• Above All - Enjoy Yourself and Learn!

Top Values Activity•Use deck of 10 value cards•Discuss, organize with group•Most to least important•Based on OST environment

Choose a “Speaker” for your group.

Time for The Feud!

What are the top three (3) valuesfor positive program culture?

Top Three (3) Safety ValuesCreating a Positive Program Culture

Youth need to be safe fromphysical and emotional harm

Youth are protected by a set of clearly stated, shared, and consistent norms

Youth are valued and accepted by thestaff and their peers

Understand Youth Culture…

Youth Culture

Values, norms, behaviors, and practices thatshape the way youth conduct their lives.

Our Youths’ Culture

World Café – Have each group write and draw on poster paper what they think makes up their youths’ culture.

Youth Strengths and Needs

Move into ES, MS, HS Groups

Youth Strengths and Needs

Top 5 Strengths and Top 5 Needs

Youth Strengths and Needs

Share Out

Five (5) Principles forSupporting Youth

Five (5) Principles forSupporting Youth

Youth know they will be protected fromharm of all kinds

Five (5) Principles forSupporting Youth

Youth voice is embedded in program –their presence and ideas are valued.

Five (5) Principles forSupporting Youth

Adults model desired behaviors and actions.

Five (5) Principles forSupporting Youth

Let the schedule be the boss –Rituals and Routines keep us on track

Five (5) Principles forSupporting Youth

Mistakes are teachable moments

Five (5) Principles forSupporting Youth

Schedule is the boss – Rituals & Routines

Mistakes are teachable moments

Youth presence, voice, and ideas are valued

Youth know they will be protected from all harm

Adults model desired behaviors

This Is Positive Program Culture

Three (3) Safety Values

Five (5) Principles to Support Youth Needs

Putting Principles into Action

Colleague Interview

What Culture Do You Want to Build?

What Are Your Next Steps?

Promoting Positive Program Culture

Activities

Create a Program Oath

We are a TeamWe respect each other

We take riskWe learn from our mistakes

We try our bestWe create

We dream bigWe celebrate each others success

Back Pack Activity

“Your Life” in a Back Pack

Agenda

•What is Culture?

• Safety for Positive Program Culture

• Youth Strengths and Needs

• Taking Action

•Building Culture – Activities

•Review

Outcomes•Define culture for programs

•Define safety for positive program culture

• Identify Our Youths’ Strengths & Needs

• Explain actions that support positive program culture

• Strategize ways to build positive culture

Timiya Clark - tclark2@phmc.orgPHMC Program Specialist

Tyler Richendollar – tylerr@phmc.orgPD Coordinator