Juvenile Personnel Training Program

Residential Child and Youth Care Professional Institute

The Juvenile Personnel Training Program is offering participants another opportunity to become nationally certified at NO COST in just two short months by attending our Residential Child and Youth Care Professional (RCYCP) Institute. We encourage you to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity! Participants must attend all four sessions and pass the certification examination. Register for the RCYCP Institute early as registration is limited!

Note: Participants in the Residential Child and Youth Care Professional Institute will have 30 days from the last date of training to take the certification exam.

Residential Child and Youth Care Professional Module I: Developing a Culture of Care

Kristal Nicholson, MA, LPC
February 10-11, 2010 | Oklahoma City
PREREQUISITES: None

This workshop helps participants understand the roles residential workers play in the multidisciplinary team. The manner in which we meet the needs of those in care says a lot about the culture we are developing. Developing a Culture of Care explores the youth development philosophy and the various roles child and youth care workers play everyday as they interact with the young people in their care. We review tools that help support a safe, nurturing environment in which young people have the opportunity to grow and change.

Objectives:

Learn about the characteristics of the youth care profession
Increase awareness of the definition of culture of care
Know and understand the youth development philosophy
Discover the importance of meeting needs of young people in care
Gain understanding of the various roles played by the youth care professional

Residential Child and Youth Care Professional Module II: Understanding Child Development

Cynethia Rayford, MEd
February 23-24, 2010 | Oklahoma City
PREREQUISITES: None

Knowledge of child development provides an understanding of how children and youth learn and develop. This knowledge helps the youth care professional work more effectively with those in our care. This workshop explores the seven domains of child development and how they affect interactions with young people and examines the importance of teaching independent living skills at all ages. We also address the importance of working from a strengths-based approach when assisting youth who appear to have experienced delays in their development.

Objectives:

Become aware of the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and sexual changes that occur in all developmental stages
Understand the importance of spiritual and moral development in the life span
Know and understand methods to teach independent living skills during all stages of development
Know and understand the strengths of developmental stages and how they can be employed in working with children experiencing some developmental delays

Residential Child and Youth Care Professional Module III: Building Relationships

Cynethia Rayford, MEd
March 9-10, 2010 | Oklahoma City
PREREQUISITES: None

Building relationships is the cornerstone of youth care work. Learn about an interaction model and the importance of developing and maintaining interactions on the therapeutic side of that model to maximize our relationships with young people. Explore the importance of modeling appropriate relationships and the importance of teaching ways to nurture and maintain relationships with youth in care.

Objectives:

Know and understand the differences between personal and professional relationships
Know the elements of the interaction model and its importance in our day-to-day interactions with youth
Learn the importance of culture in relationship building
Discover the importance of communication in relationship building
Explore ways to increase a young person’s willingness to build relationships

Residential Child and Youth Care Professional Module IV: Teaching Discipline

Kristal Nicholson, MA, LPC
March 23, 2010 | Oklahoma City
PREREQUISITES: None

A major responsibility for the youth care professional is teaching discipline and helping young people develop internal control. Understanding the difference between punishment and discipline, comparing the effectiveness of each, and exploring the relationship between needs and behaviors provide the foundation for teaching youth the skills needed to reach the goal of developing internal control. The interaction model is revisited to examine the importance of everyday interactions and how they relate to teaching self control.

Objectives:

Understand the relationships between needs and behaviors
Know and understand the importance of developing the learning environment
Learn the difference between discipline and punishment
Know the importance of daily interactions and how they relate to teaching discipline