Thursday, June 16, 2011

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

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