Instructor: Alastair Lawson

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Contact Hrs/CEUs: 14/1.4

This is a 2-day series that is offered in 2 different locations (on different dates). Participants are required to choose one location and attend all 2 days at that location to receive credit. Each day runs 9:30-4:30 with a working lunch.

MYAN's Continuing Education Series

Overall Learning Objectives::

·         Deepen content knowledge and relevant skills of adults working in youth engagement fields:

·         Enhance the social emotional learning competencies of attendees:

·         Initiate and sustain adult communities of practice in Maine

Goals of Advanced Youth Facilitation Skills training::

·         Develop an understanding of youth adult partnerships, youth culture, & adultism:

·         Practice research informed facilitation methods and techniques to stimulate creativity and inquiry:

·         Deepen the understanding of facilitator impacts on youth development and provide space for reflection

Instructor Names: Alastair Lawson, MichaelForst, Gabe O'Brien, Danielle Layton


January 28-29, 2020, Portland
February 11-12, 2020, Bangor

This year's continuing education series is specially targeting educators and school administrators.
Overall Learning Objectives of MYAN's Continuing Education series:
•       Deepen content knowledge and relevant skills of adults working in youth
engagement fields
•       Enhance the social emotional learning competencies of attendees
•       lnitiate and sustain adult communities of practice in Maine
Goals of Emerging Best Practices of Youth Prevention training series:
•       Strengthen participants' understanding of youth engagement best practices
•       Develop effective strategies for including youth voices in prevention
work
Instructors: Beth Broderick, Michael Forst, Gabe O'Brien, Danielle Layton


Thursday, January 23, 2020, University of Maine at Augusta