Whether you are a long-time teaching artist or youth worker or are newer to this work, this workshop is an opportunity to expand your knowledge and deepen your skills in the transformative work of building relationships with young people that support their personal development.

Relationships are developmental when they help young people discover who they are, develop abilities to shape their own lives, and learn how to engage with and contribute to the world around them.

A Spark is the hidden flame inside every young person that taps into their true passions, talents, skills, and dreams.

This workshop helps CYD Practitioners be intentional and strategic in strengthening relationships in the schools, youth-serving programs, and agencies they work with, while tapping into Search Institute’s research on Sparks as a gateway to relationship-building with young people.

What You Will Learn:

• Become familiar with Search Institute’s research on Developmental Relationships and Sparks within the context of thriving
• Examine the place of relationships in the lives of youth and the power of both approaches for deepening relationships between youth and adults
• Explore the five essential actions that contribute to making a relationship transformative in the lives of youth
• Explore Sparks as a tool for building developmental relationships
• Consider practical applications of both approaches and identify action ideas for applying the research in your work with youth

Lunch and materials are included with your registration.

This workshop is part of the 2019 San Diego Creative Youth Development Summit, and will be followed by a Reception and Evening Program for all Summit attendees at San Diego Art Institute from 5-8pm. Please RSVP for the Reception separately. We look forward to seeing you there!

Meet your Facilitator:

Fatima Muhammad, Director of Youth & Family Solutions, Search Institute

Fatima joined Search Institute in 2017 to provide strategic leadership and oversee development and coordination of the Relationships for Outcomes Initiative (ROI). In her role as Project Director, she works closely with institutional and youth-serving community partners across the U.S. who are focused on improving youth outcomes by building developmental relationships with and among young people. She also consults with youth-serving agencies to build their capacity, provide high-quality youth programming and advance racial equity. In her more than 20 years in youth development, Fatima has gained extensive experience in program development and evaluation, project management, community outreach and engagement.

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