Introduction to Y outh Practitioner

Catalog description

Cross-listed as AJ 130 and SUDs 130 Recommended: AJ 210 or HSer 110 Introduces the core skills needed by youth practitioners. Focuses on basic communication skills, growth and development of adolescents, family and cultures and their roles in development, and youth with special needs. Develops teamwork and basic workforce skills. Also useful for in-service administration of justice, human services and substance use disorder counseling professionals seeking to upgrade their knowledge and skills in community-based prevention programs for youth and families. Students who successfully complete AJ 130, or HSer 130, or SUDs 130 with a “C” grade or better are eligible to receive 45 hours of prevention studies education from the State of Hawai‘i Department of Health - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division towards Prevention Specialist Certification.