Presentation on theme: "Giving Kids What They Need to Succeed"— Presentation transcript:
1 Giving Kids What They Need to Succeed “THE POWER OF ONE!”“Developmental AssetsTM #101”Keith Pattinson
2 The 40 Developmental AssetsTM The 40 Developmental Assets are building blocks that can help all kids grow up to be healthy, caring and responsibleSearch InstituteSM describes them as “positive experiences and personal qualities that young people need to grow up healthy, caring and responsible.”
3 The Categories of Developmental Assets External AssetsSupportEmpowermentBoundaries and ExpectationsConstructive Use of TimeInternal AssetsCommitment to LearningPositive ValuesSocial CompetenciesPositive IdentityT3
8 The Gap in Assets Among Youth Informal comparisons of gaps in Assets in the lives of American / Canadian young people participating in student profile surveys show little difference in the number of Assets reported
13 A New View FROM… Young people’s problems Professional’s work As an Asset Builder you will probably find it helpful to change your viewFROM…Young people’s problemsProfessional’s work Young people absorbing resourcesTroubled young peopleTO…Young people’s strengthsEveryone’s workYoung people as resourcesAll young people
14 BibliographySearch Institute Home July 2004 <http://www.search-institute.org/>.The following are trademarks of Search Institute: Developmental AssetsTM and Search InstituteSMByers, Mary, and Kathryn L. Hong, eds. Essentials of Asset Building: A Curriculum for Trainers. Revised by: James Conway. Designed by: Wendy Johnson Production manager: Rebecca Manfredini. Minneapolis: Search Institute, 2002.
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16 When I leave this workshop and return to my family, community, neighborhood or place of work…..I plan to… do what?(Explain your asset building idea)_In order to enhance or introduce assets in the lives of children and young people who are….or could be within my influence.