Community Voices for Youth and Families

10/18/2018

Check out our agency of the month, the Hicksville Boys and Girls Club!
http://cv4yf.org/site/agency-of-the-month/

09/17/2018

Do you know what's in New York's Raise the Age law and why it matters? Under the law, 16- and 17-year-olds will no longer be charged as adults in the state of New York. The law phases in starting in October 2018, and includes changes to parental notification laws, court processing, facilities and record sealing – all designed to do what we know works for young people and communities. WATCH: http://bit.ly/2O00Bzi Learn more: RaisetheAgeNY.com |

Do you know what's in New York's Raise the Age law and why it matters? Under the law, 16- and 17-year-olds will no longer be charged as adults in the state o...

09/11/2018

The new law starts to phase in on October 1 - a GOOD START for our state’s young people, communities and public safety. Learn more and get involved to ensure a fair, effective implementation: bit.ly/RTAInvolved |

08/23/2018

Check out our agency of the month, Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center: cv4yf.org/site/agency-of-the-month/

08/13/2018

Congratulations to CV Member Agency STRONG Youth on receiving the 2018 Agency of the Year Award from the National Association of Social Workers, New York State Chapter!

08/09/2018

There is still time to apply to PASE's Emerging Leaders in Nonprofit Management program.

Our 16th cycle of begins Fall 2018 and we've extended the deadline to apply - August 13, 2018

07/27/2018

07/20/2018

Please Join Espoir Youth Program at its Community Outreach Event on July 27th!

06/21/2018

We are excited to feature Belmont Child Care Association as our Agency of the Month!
http://cv4yf.org/site/agency-of-the-month/

05/11/2018

North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center is hosting an event next Friday:

STRENGTHS-BASED GROUP WORK WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2018, 9:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Presenter: Andrew Malekoff, Executive Director, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center; author, Group Work with Adolescents: Principles and Practice, now it its 21st year and 3rd Edition; and editor, Social Work with Groups, a journal of community and clinical practice.

In this workshop participants will learn a seven-component framework for strengths-based group work with school-aged children and adolescents that will improve the quality of care in their direct practice regardless of setting. The approach in this training will be mini-lecture, small and large group interaction and activity, video and Q & A. The aim is for the trainees to learn, understand and apply the following framework of practice principles that were developed by Andrew Malekoff:

Form groups based on members' felt needs and wants, not diagnoses.
Structure groups to welcome the whole person, not just the troubled parts.
Integrate verbal and nonverbal activities.
Develop alliances with relevant other people in group members' lives.
Decentralize authority and turn control over to group members.
Maintain a dual focus on individual change and social reform.
Understand and respect group development as key to promoting change.
The core influences on this framework are strengths-based practice and youth development. Some of the converging lines of research and practice that support the strengths perspective are in the areas of developmental resilience, health and wellness, story and narrative and solution-focused approaches.

Approved for 3.5 Social Work and Mental Health Counselor

Continuing Education Hours (CEUs) in NY State.

Presenter: Andrew Malekoff, Executive Director, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center; author, Group Work with Adolescents: Principles and Practice, now it its 21st year and 3rd Edition; and editor, Social Work with Groups, a journal of community and clinical practice.

05/02/2018

Check out this new report from Jack Kent Cooke Foundation on Making College Affordable!

04/17/2018

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