Integrating Positive Youth Development and Pregnancy Prevention

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Integrating Positive Youth Development and
Pregnancy Prevention

• Kashyap Choksi
• National 4-H Council
• Sherry Betts, Karen Tepper, Lynne Borden, Dan
  McDonald, James Roebuck
• The University of Arizona
• Stephen Russell, Mike Brockman
• University of California, Davis

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Collaborators

• National 4-H Council, University of Arizona,
  and University of California, Davis
• National 4-H Council (Kashyap Choksi)
• University of Arizona (Sherry Betts, Karen
  Tepper, Dan McDonald, Lynne Borden, James
  Roebuck)
• University of California, Davis (Stephen T
  Russell, Mike Brockman)
• BAPPS Network

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Bridge for Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and
Sexuality -- BAPPS

• USDA / CSREES network
• Land-grant university faculty, county-based
  Extension educators, collaborators
• 46 States represented 170 members
• Website www.bapps.org

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Project Information

• Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and
  Prevention (CDC), 2000-2005.
• Product interactive website of curriculum
  resources.
• Focus on youth ages 9-13.
• Built on a youth development approach to help
  young people avoid unintended pregnancy, STDs,
  and HIV/AIDS by delaying sexual intercourse.

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The Emergence of the Field of Youth Development
Human Development Child Development
Youth Development Practice Programs
Youth Development
Adolescent Development
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Personal and Social Assets that Facilitate
Positive Youth Development

• Physical development
• Intellectual development
• Psychological and emotional development
• Social development

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Comparing Frameworks
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Linking Pregnancy Prevention andPositive Youth
Development
Positive Youth Development
Prevention Education
Teen Pregnancy Prevention / Healthy Development
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Contemporary Focus on Younger Youth

• Importance of early prevention
• Developmentally appropriate given contemporary
  focus on abstinence
• Youth developmental approach as alternative or
  complementary to other approaches that emphasize
  sexuality education

• Need for prevention in early childhood, middle
  and late adolescence
• In the focus on early prevention and after-school
  programs, we need to be sure not to overlook the
  needs of teens

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Applying youth development strategies and
elements to pregnancy prevention

• HEAD
• Academic success
• Decision-making / reasoning skills
• Facing challenges / taking initiative
• HEART
• Close relationships with caring adults
• Family relationships

• HANDS
• Citizenship and contribution
• Workforce preparation
• HEALTH
• Physical health and well-being
• Emotional health and well-being

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Strategies Youth - Adult Partnerships

• Nurturing youth-adult partnerships requires an
  emphasis on youth and their contributions rather
  than their problems.
• Age- and development-dependent

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StrategiesCross-age Teaching

• Unique role of teens as teachers of younger youth
• Benefits for teens
• Benefits for younger youth

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StrategiesStakeholder Involvement

• Important for program success
• Essential for youth / adult partnerships
• Broad involvement is important when addressing
  community challenges such as teenage pregnancy

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Workshop Scenarios

• Using the scenarios provided, locate programs
  that fit the needs of the situation
• Choose a strategy and find programs to meet the
  needs of your community
• Youth/adult partnerships
• Cross-age teaching
• Stakeholder involvement
• 1. Are you already using this strategy in your
  work? Is this an effective strategy? Why?
• 2. If you arent using this strategy, what
  difference might it make? What resources would
  you need?

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Building Partnerships for Youth

• http//www.bpy.n4h.org