Areas to Address in
Your Practitioner Philosophy
Your
area of practice or interest
(e.g. K-12 teaching, early
childhood, social work, child life specialist, youth work, etc.)
● Describe
your area of practice or interest.
● What
are the important things regarding youth development that are specific to
your field?
● What
population of young people do you aim to work with?
My aspirations/goals / objectives:
As a practitioner
(e.g., encourage mastery,
develop critical thinking skills, encourage life-long learning, serve as a mentor, etc.)
● What
are your personal goals and objectives as a practitioner?
● What
are your strengths?
● What
experience do you already have working with young people?
● Why
are you looking to become a practitioner?
What youth development topics and areas will you emphasize in
your work with young people?
(e.g., ecological theories, social determinants of health, social
emotional competencies, positive youth development, trauma and healing, asset
perspectives, race, gender and identity, disability, formerly incarcerated
youth, undocumented youth, etc.)
● Explain how your youth development topics specifically
relate to your area of practice.
●
Describe and give
specific examples of strategies or practices that you will use.
● Offer examples from your own work and practice with young
people.
What are your areas for growth and potential as a
practitioner?
● What areas or topics related to youth development do you
want to gain more expertise and knowledge?
● What will you do in order to do so?
● How will that strengthen your work in your specific area
of practice?
Are you drawing from at least 8 readings from our class?
Your
philosophy should include and properly cite at least 8 readings from our
course using APA citation rules.
Assignment Length
● Written
assignments should be 1000-1250 words excluding references.
● Powerpoint
presentations should be 8-10 minutes in length.
