The main idea of the article “In a World Where Youth Hold
the Power” is that youths are powerful than what they are given credits for,
however they tend to doubt their power and abilities because of their age and also lack of
confidence which is caused by adult's point of view about the youth's capability in this society . A lot of the youths
are not comfortable enough to make their own decisions, because they have been told
they do not know anything or any better. In fact they tend to know more than some
adults, and adults can learn a lot from the youths Spaces like YIA encourages
youths to put their power in action, and let them t explore they own identity
and creativity. That is how they come to find out who they really are and what
really makes them happy.
Sweila's Blog
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Youth Development
Youth Development is a new major at Rhode Island College and
its mission is to prepare the students to improve the lives of the youths in
their communities’. The Youth Development program
provides foundation in education, social work and nonprofit studies. The social
work courses focus heavily in the social work services in which the students
are introduced to social work and social welfare; social work policy and
analysis, human behavior in the social environment; individual, family, small
and large small groups, and generalist social work practices. The nonprofit
courses are geared towards in given communications, resource development and
volunteer management.
As a youth worker, you will have a various option of career
choices, such as: after school programs, recreation centers, community arts
centers, youth residential housing, justice and probation sites, youth
ministry, and governmental agencies.
About Me :)
Family is everything
My root
I love my friends and sunset
“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”―
Maya AngelouMindful Practice
I loved taking the deep breath activity. I practice this
activity on a daily basis, especially on my way to school and work when I start
losing my mind in the traffic. It is like a rest to me when I take the deep
breath, it calms me down and allows me to be more rational and less impulsive.
I think it is a great tool.
The glittering activity is a very interesting mindfulness
activity as well. I never thought a
container of water filled with glitter would have this much of an effect in
someone's life. Yet, I have been
practicing this mindfulness activity for about 3 weeks now, and I have recommended
it to my friends during these final weeks to help calm the anxiety before the
exams.
I love those mindfulness activities; it is very effective in
removing negativity from my mind and creating stable mental health. I am glad I
learned about all these amazing techniques which are really helping me to
maintain a healthy mind.
Ted Talk
To be born and raised in a
county where my leaders and system of power were led by people that looked like me, of the same
colors and sex, made me grow up with the state of mind that my dreams are not
limited and that I could be anything that I wanted to be.
That reality completely
changed when I moved to the USA, where my leaders and system of power runners
looked nothing like me. White privilege is so present in America and it totally
made me feel invisible in this society at certain points. Especially this year,
2016, where it is surely marked as one of the most controversial year in terms
of racial issues.
Hobson argues that lack of diversity is what constructs
racial stereotypes and prejudices. During
the talk, she said how her husband, a white male, thought that "Black
people use lotion on everything every single day" but he learned that it
was not true after being with her. Just like Hobson had this assumption about
black people, black people also have their assumptions about white people. When
in reality, this was far from the facts and I only became aware of this after
being surrounded by more white people. From
there I learned the importance of diversity and I am proud to said I learned
this here at Rhode Island College, where diversity is one of the college's
strengths.
They
do not know about the real facts until they are around the different race to
realize the truth. I had a lot assumptions about white people until I started
being involved with them more often. Being surrounded by an environment in which
most of the folks are people of the same race as me, I always had this mentality
that white people were crazy, and that the only black folk they would be close
with are the ones who have money.
Youth spaces like YIA can be an antidote to invisibility in
the way it is very diverse. Here, the
youth can share different interests, religions and backgrounds which permit
them to be aware of social issues and will ultimately prepare them to not be
ignorant. It also teaches them that if they really want to grow as a person, they
must embrace diversity and learn from other people who are totally different
from who they are. As I have seen from
the young girls at youth action, they are very well prepared youth who can speak
for themselves, are very aware of social issues, and that they can take the
lead in where ever they go. The confidence they have will prevent them from
feeling invisible.
Ideology Inventory Quiz
Most of the at risk youth become part of the criminal
environment and make bad decisions during their adolescence mostly because they
were misguided. Their lack of supervision
and positive environment they could engage with to help them avoid the street, led them to bad behavior.
To prevent this issue, an early intervention is required. It
would be helpful to engage the youth in positive environments such as community
youth centers and after school programs.
Informing them about society
issues such as gang activity, drug use, and teen pregnancy so they can be aware of the consequences of
those issues and the negative effect it could have on their present and future
lives.
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