Youth Development Guide
Knew: I have heard of youth programs that specifically target youth to fix or solve a specific problem. For instance, the Dare program was designed to help youth stay away from drugs and alcohol. In turn, this target-based approach actually caused a spike in usage rather than a decline.
Learned: I found the diagram representing "traditional views in youth services" which combined low risk to high-risk services to low risk/high-risk communities to be very interesting. As the community got a higher risk, in turn, higher risk services were receiving much different supports. Overall it was interesting to see the comparison and how the services changed due to their environments.
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This article states that "deficit programs failed for two major reasons, by narrowly focusing on changing specific behaviors, this approach failed to address young people's basic developmental needs."
I wonder if this is the case of all deficit programs and I wonder if some deficient programs focus narrowly on an issue, but broadly approach resolving it. Also, can a program classified as a deficit program adversely address basic development needs, or is that untrue for all?
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