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Theories and Approaches:
Youth Development

Continuing Education
Self-Study Quiz
for CHES and
CFLE Contact Hours

Directions:
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Self-Study Quiz

  1. The Search Institute researchers believe that young people need:

    1. 10 to 20 assets

      2.
    2. 20 to 30 assets

      3.
    3. 30 to 40 assets

      4.
    4. 40 to 50 assets
      5.

  1. A lack of developmental assets has been linked to a number of risk factors, including risk factors for:

    1. obesity

    2. early sexual activity

      3.
    3. multiple sexual partners

      4.
    4. suicide

  1. Problem focused approaches to helping youth set up the:

    1. youth as the problem

      2.
    2. service providers as the problem

      3.
    3. youth as the experts

      4.
    4. families and communities as the problem

  1. Youth development approaches:

    1. focus narrowly on one specific problem
    2. focus on two or three priority problems
    3. focus on creating motivation and investment in the future
    4. focus on creating two or three priority skills

  1. Substantive youth involvement means:
    1. giving input on program planning
    2. giving critical feedback on programs
    3. participating on an advisory committee
    4. having decision-making power in planning programs
      5.

  1. Youth development programs aim to help youth build a sense of belonging by:
    1. connecting teens to other teens
    2. connecting teens to other adults and to the community
    3. connecting teens to their siblings and parents
    4. connecting teens to their core values
      5.
  1. Youth need access to basic care and services that are:
    1. school based, affordable, and confidential
    2. school based, parent supported and consistent
    3. developmentally appropriate, affordable and confidential
    4. developmentally appropriate, consistent, and close to home
      5.
  1. The Administration on Children, Youth, and Families suggests that shifting to a youth development approach requires several changes. Which of the following is not a recommended change:
    1. viewing youth, families, and communities as partners in change, working toward common goals
    2. re-engineering or reinventing the business of youth work
    3. focusing on systemic changes in youth policy
    4. obtaining funding that allows for programs that address multiple problems affecting youth
      5.

  1. National resources for youth development programs:
    1. number at a dozen at least
    2. are limited because the field of youth development is so new
    3. are primarily located on the west coast
    4. are generally single gender focused agencies
      5.

  1. Which of the following questions reflects the youth development approach?
    1. What’s wrong?
    2. Why do we have this problem?
    3. Whose fault is it?
    4. What do we want?
      5.

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