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Publication Date: 2004
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Getting Down to Business: Defining Competencies for Entry-Level Youth Workers
Astroth, Kirk A.; Garza, Pam; Taylor, Barbara
New Directions for Youth Development, n104 p25-37 Win 2004
In January 2004, the National Collaboration for Youth approved a list of core competencies needed by entry-level youth development workers for effective youth development practice. This chapter provides an overview of these competencies, explaining why and how the list was created, outcomes, and recommendations for next steps. (Contains 13 notes.)
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Youth Opportunities, Evaluation Criteria, Minimum Competencies, Entry Workers, Child Psychology, Child Development, Child Development Specialists, Program Descriptions, Program Development, National Programs, Etiology
Jossey Bass. Available from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/browse/?type=JOURNAL
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
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