Course Objectives
- Explain the importance of identifying a youth’s mindset as the starting point for nurturing positive change and overall well-being.
- Describe the concept of flourishing and its implications for positive youth development.
- List the four types of flourishing mindsets and describe how to identify and engage them in meaningful ways.
- Explain the basics of brain-based learning and importance of drawing upon the four stages of transformational change (CIBE – Connect, Inspire, Build, and Empower).
- Implement a strengths-based approach to nurture the greatest potential of youth from the “inside out” as opposed to just managing risk behavior through prescribed learning – “outside in”.
