Learning is a life-long process. Professionals involved in programs that incorporate training for youth recognize the multi-faceted components that lead to building skill. In this article, Judith Schubert, president of the Crisis Prevention Institute, explores the relationship between staff training and training for youth. Ms. Schubert draws from her experiences in training and consultation at youth-serving agencies and includes perspectives from a school psychologist, both advocates of realistic training for youth-care staff as well as those youth in need of skill development in unique areas such as that provided in Aggression Replacement Training.