From Traditional Youth Services to Positive Youth
Development
Traditional Youth Services
Positive Youth
Development (PYD)
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Focus on problems
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Focus on positive outcomes
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Reactive
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Pro-active
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Targeted Youth
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All Youth
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Programs
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Community Response
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Professional providers
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Community members
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Youth as recipients
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Youth as active participants
Main Features of PYD Approach
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Asset based
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Collaborative
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Community oriented
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Competence building
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Connectedness
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Long- Range
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Universal
Developmental Assets Model
40 Assets Divided into External and Internal
EXTERNAL
Support
Empowerment
Boundaries & Expectations
Constructive use of time
(6 assets)
(4 assets)
(6 assets)
(4 assets)
INTERNAL
Commitment to learning
Positive values
Special competencies
Positive Identity
(5 assets)
(6 assets)
(5 assets)
(4 assets)
Bhagavan’s expectations of Youth
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Universal Love
Enthusiasm to serve
Disciplined emotions
Purity of thoughts, words and deeds
5 ‘D’s
4 ‘S’
Practice human values
Faith in self, Faith in God