Introducing the Developmental Asset Framework

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Welcome

• Introducing the Developmental Asset Framework
• YMCA of the USA

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Assets are not a Program

• The Framework Is
• A Lens and a Tool

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The Two Types of Assets

• External
• Relationships and opportunities that young
  people experience in their families, schools,
  and communities
• Internal
• Competencies and values that youth develop
  internally to guide behaviors and choices

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External Assets

• Support
• Empowerment
• Boundaries and Expectations
• Constructive Use of Time

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Internal Assets

• Commitment to Learning
• Positive Values
• Social Competencies
• Positive Identity

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The Power of Assets to Protect
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The Power of Assets to Promote
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Youth with Different Levels of Assets
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Principles of Asset Building

• All young people need assets.
• Everyone can build assets.
• Relationships are key.
• Asset building is an ongoing process.
• Consistent messages are crucial.
• Repetition is important.

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Focus Questions

• What does the asset approach suggest to us as a
  YMCA
• What are individual asset-building actions that
  we each can take within our YMCA

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It starts with YOU!