The Place of Assessment in PYD Initiatives

Developing

Positive Youth

Development

Initiatives

Mini Lecture

Dr Fiona Beals

This lecture will focus on the role of assessment and its place in the Development of a PYD initiative

Starting with a Story

Intent is Key to Success!!!

But what about youth development?

PYD Initiatives

0 Need to be intentional0 Have a strong development focus and/or0 Transformative element

0 Need to consider AND involve the four/five worlds of the young person

0 Need to be strengths-based/asset building0 Need to be more than an experience for the sake of

the experience in itself

This means that Assessment is Essential

Dimension Types

Individual (inner world) HEeADSS, Resilience

Micro (social) HEeADSS

Meso (relational) Ecomapping

Exo (structural) Community Needs Mapping/Asset Mapping

Macro (cultural) Asset Mapping

Chrono (time) Autobiographical Assessments

But in all Assessment – Risk and Safety do have a part to

play

The secret is always going to be balance AND focus!!

The secret is in Intent

Intervention

Development

So …

0 Youth Development programmes need to have intention to be successful in the long run

0 Programmes with intent are aligned to the needs of the young person and their village/five worlds/whanau/community

0 Addressing needs means identifying needs – this is where assessment has a place

Reflections???