YOUTH PARTICIPANT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

YOUTH PARTICIPANT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

When: Friday, June 17, 2011

Time: 9:00am-1:00pm

Where: McGuane Park 2901 S Poplar Chicago, IL 60608

Facilitated by: Girls in the Game

Contact: Dpeterson@centralstatesser.org  RSVP     ***Space is limited***

This professional development workshop will cover best practices for recruiting and retaining youth participants. The following topics, in addition to others, will be covered:

 Leading the Program

·        Creating a welcoming environment, developing routines and norms

·        Understanding and managing challenging behavior

·        Engaging resistant youth & minimizing exclusion

·        Utilizing retention strategies

Recruiting Participants

·        Selecting target age/population

·        Establishing enrollment and recruitment process

·        Making the first contact with youth and parents/guardians

Involving Parents and Guardians

·        Establishing Communication

·        Engaging Parents and Guardians