Assessment
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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???