Deep Dive Workshop: Empowering Environments: The Antithesis to Behavior Management

Creating supporting environments for young people is EVERYTHING. But what does this really mean? Why are so many youth organizations still focused on “behavior management”? In this 4-hour workshop, we will explore what it really means to create a supportive environment. It starts with understanding which mindsets are rooted in adult power vs. youth and adult partnership. Once we build this self-awareness, we get the power to choose the mindsets and actions that are most important in supporting our young people. The result? Young people more naturally show up as their best. And we learn to embrace, rather than fight, challenging behaviors when they inevitably occur.

Participants will discover:

• What these shifts look like in practice
• How focusing on behavior management works against us
• The core mindset shifts that move us from power to partnership
• The three core factors in creating empowering environments

This Thursday training is part of the Vermont Afterschool Annual Conference but is open to anyone to attend. The cost to register is $50. For those attending Friday’s full-day conference, this $50 registration fee would be in addition to Friday’s registration fee. For more info and to register, please visit our Annual Conference webpage.