Recognition of Community-Based Youth Programming in Counseling Psychology Journals: A 30-Year Analysis

As a field, counseling psychology distinguishes itself through its values of building on client strengths, developmentally-informed and preventative approaches to treatment, social justice efforts to confront individual and systemic oppression, and treatment of individuals across the lifespan. Community-based youth programs offer a culturally-responsive way to advocate for and challenge the systemic inequities faced by youth today. Despite the connections between counseling psychology values and community-based programs, it is unclear how, and to what extent, the field has contributed to this literature. To address this issue, we conducted a content analysis of the three major counseling psychology journals to determine how community-based youth programs have been represented in the field. From January 1990 to March 2019 only 10 articles were published about community-based youth programming, representing only .17% of the articles published during that time period. Implications and future direction for researchers, journals, and the field as a whole are addressed.

Arts Learning Across a City: How Ecosystem Thinking Helps Shape Understanding of Black-Centered and Eurocentric Arts Programming

Given historical patterns of unequal access to arts education, we used an ecosystem perspective to investigate Black Centered Arts and Eurocentric Arts in a mid-sized U.S. city, with a focus on youth programs, museums, and other youth arts organizations. We found that practitioner-leaders valued arts quality, equitable access, community embeddedness, and cultural preservation. Programs that provided access to Eurocentric arts tended to be older, larger, and better funded, and network analysis revealed a subnetwork made up largely of Black Centered Arts organizations. Results will inform an ongoing research-practice-philanthropy partnership structured to develop a more equitable city-wide arts ecosystem.

Exposure of French Children and Adolescents to Advertising for Foods High in Fat, Sugar or Salt

Food marketing of products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS), including television advertising, is one of the environmental factors considered as a contributor to the obesity epidemic. The main objective of this study was to quantify the exposure of French children and adolescents to television advertisements for HFSS products. TV food advertisements broadcast in 2018 were categorized according to the Nutri-Score of the advertised products. These advertisements, identified according to the days and times of broadcast, were cross-referenced with audience data for 4- to 12-year-olds and 13- to 17-year-olds. More than 50% of food advertisements seen on television by children and adolescents concerned HFSS products, identified as classified as Nutri-Score D and E. In addition, half of advertisements for D and E Nutri-Score products were seen by children and adolescents in the evening during peak viewing hours, when more than 20% of both age groups watched television. On the other hand, during the same viewing hours, the percentage of children and adolescents who watched youth programs, the only programs subject to an advertising ban, was very low (<2%). These results show that the relevance of regulating advertising at times when the television audience of children and adolescents is the highest and not targeted at youth programs, in order to reduce their exposure to advertising for products of low nutritional quality.

Youth Programs Are Important Spaces for Emotional Learning

Emotional skills are now widely recognized to be essential skills for young people to survive and thrive across all aspects of their lives. Teens become able to develop powerful new skills for understanding and managing their emotions. They also are able to learn skills for using the valuable functions of emotions. But this learning isn’t automatic; it depends on experience. In this commentary, we highlight key elements of youth programs that make them important contexts for youth’s active engagement in emotional learning. We present examples from research on how program staff facilitate youth development of skills to manage and use emotions. We conclude with suggestions on practices and policies that support emotional learning.

IMPLEMENTASI NILAI-NILAI PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DALAM AKTIVITAS REMAJA MASJID IMAM RIJALI IAIN AMBON

The result of this study that the from of the Rijali IAIN Ambon Imam mosque youth programs that contains, the value of Islamic education is . 1). Preaching or preachers programs, Islamic studies programs, Community comford programs, Cooperative programns and government programs. This programs was formed by means of deliberations between the chairman of the Takmir mosque, the youth of the mosque, and other members. 2). Activities that contain the value of Islamic education including for women there are certain assignments including: a). cleaning the veil, b). reviewing women’s jurisprudence studies, c). training young preachers training, d). lecturing training, e). tahlil training, f). yasinan, g). cult before zhuhur prayer as well as Islamic studies, and big day celebrations Islamic. The implementation of Islamic values contained in the activities of the youth of the Imam Rijali IAIN Ambon mosque itself includes character formation, monotheism, worship n the morals. Islamic values are implemented through the program activities that exist in the youth mosque the Imam of the Ambon. Including the student component itself which was fully supported by the head of the mosque’s takmir Rijali IAIN Ambon. Keywords: Implementation of Islamic values, Adolescent mosque. Abstrak: Hasil penelitian ini bahwa bentuk program Remaja Masjid Imam Rijali IAIN Ambon adalah, 1). Program dakwah atau mubaligh, Program kajian keIslaman, Program kenyamanan umat, Program koperasi dan Program keputrian. Program-program ini dibentuk dengan cara bermusyawarah antara ketua takmir masjid, ketua remaja masjid dan para anggota lainnya. 2). Aktivitas yang mengandung nilai pendidikan Islam diantaranya untuk para akhwat ada tugas-tugas tertentu antara lain: a).Pembersihan mukena-mukena,b).Kajian - kajian fiqih wanita, c). Pelatihan-pelatihan mubaligh-mubaligh muda, d). Pelatihan ceramah, e). Pelatihan tahlil, f). Yasinan, g). Kultum sebelum shalat zhuhur serta kajian-kajian keIslaman, dan perayaan hari-hari besar Islam. Implementasi nilai-nilai Islam yang terdapat dalam aktivitas remaja masjid sendiri yaitu meliputi pembentukan karakter, ketauhidan, ibadah serta akhlak. Nilai-nilai Islam itu di terapkan melalui aktivitas program yang ada di Remaja Masjid Imam Rijali IAIN Ambon tersebut. Dengan adanya implementasi nilai-nilai Islam ini sangat mempengaruhi bagi remaja masjid termasuk didalamnya komponen mahasiswa itu sendiri yang sepenuhnya mendapat dukungan ketua takmir masjid. Kata kunci: Aktivitas Remaja Masjid, Nilai-Nilai Pendidikan Islam

Goals for Adolescent Participation in Organized Youth Programs: Views From Adolescent-Parent Dyads

This study investigated the goals adolescents and parents have for the adolescent’s participation in an organized youth program. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 52 adolescents from 13 project-based youth programs and one of their caregivers. Adolescents (aged 13–18; 56% female) were ethnically diverse (46% Latinx, 29% European American, 19% African American, and 6% other). Caregivers ( M age 43.15 years) were predominantly female (80%) and biological or adoptive parents (94%); about half had been born in the United States. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted to examine goal content and congruence between adolescents and parents. Interview data were inductively coded following a consensus team approach. Thirteen goal categories were identified: nine were described by both adolescents and parents (e.g., skill-building and socialization) and two were unique to adolescents and two to parents. More than half (56%) of adolescent-parent dyads reported at least one matching goal. In general, adolescents tended to emphasize short-term objectives and parents long-term outcomes. Collectively, findings indicate that adolescents and their parents view organized programs as salient contexts to pursue youth’s personal goals. Findings have implications for theory, research, and practice.

On the Right Path: Youth Development Amidst Colombia’s Sociocultural Transition

Colombia is amidst a sociocultural transition due to recent political movements towards ending the long-standing internal armed conflict. Development and implementation of youth programs that are responsive to the current societal context can contribute to this transition by investing in younger generations. This study features findings from the exploration phase of a community-based participatory research study to adapt a youth program from the United States for implementation in Colombia. Through focus group interviews, participants representing 4 different microsystems surrounding youth shared perceptions of youth who will be successful in this transitional context. Perceptions coalesced to reveal a process of positive development for use as a framework for responsive and culturally sensitive program adaptations. The emergent process mirrors positive youth development principles and shares similarities with other positive youth development models. The discussion explores considerations for the sociocultural context when designing youth programs for use in Colombia.

Intersectionality in programs and services for newcomer youth in Toronto

Newcomer youth arrive to Canada with multiple social identities including, their immigration pathway, status, race, gender, sexuality etc. which shapes their individual experiences and settlement. The term “intersectionality” was coined by Crenshaw (1991) to highlight how identities intersect and can act as sites of cross-roads of oppression, as rooted in an understanding of social exclusion and inclusion. This paper studies how newcomer youth programs in Toronto are informed by intersectionality. Audio interviews were conducted with three service providers to study their cognizance of intersectionality, their experiences with newcomer youth who have multiple identities, and if/how their programs incorporate an intersectional lens. Results showed that while key informants practice and understand intersectionality, they feel limited by funding and other barriers which stifle their inclusivity. The potential benefits of this project exist for service providers and their workplaces, who can evaluate their understanding of newcomer youth to recognize and support them better. Key words: intersectionality; newcomer youth; Toronto

Intersectionality in programs and services for newcomer youth in Toronto

Newcomer youth arrive to Canada with multiple social identities including, their immigration pathway, status, race, gender, sexuality etc. which shapes their individual experiences and settlement. The term “intersectionality” was coined by Crenshaw (1991) to highlight how identities intersect and can act as sites of cross-roads of oppression, as rooted in an understanding of social exclusion and inclusion. This paper studies how newcomer youth programs in Toronto are informed by intersectionality. Audio interviews were conducted with three service providers to study their cognizance of intersectionality, their experiences with newcomer youth who have multiple identities, and if/how their programs incorporate an intersectional lens. Results showed that while key informants practice and understand intersectionality, they feel limited by funding and other barriers which stifle their inclusivity. The potential benefits of this project exist for service providers and their workplaces, who can evaluate their understanding of newcomer youth to recognize and support them better. Key words: intersectionality; newcomer youth; Toronto

Continued Participation of Israeli Adolescents in Online Sports Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Associated with Higher Resilience

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has forced adolescents to adapt rapidly to a new reality of physical and social distancing, while introducing a range of new sources of stress and adversity. Our primary aim was to study the relationship between adolescents’ resilience and their participation in online sports programs during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period. Our secondary aims were to assess the associations between the organized sports programs’ determinants and resilience. Methods: Online surveys designed to examine resilience, lifestyle, psychosocial health and characteristics of the organized sports programs were administered to 473 adolescents who were enrolled in organized sports programs before the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Adolescents who continued to participate in online structured programs during the lockdown period were significantly more resilient and physically active, had higher self-related health, satisfaction with life, and ability to cope during the pandemic, compared to those who did not participate. Relationships with the adult instructor and levels of physical activity were the most important factors of the programs that were associated with resilience. Conclusions: Participation of adolescents in sports programs is an important resource associated with higher levels of resilience. Youth programs should continue their activities during globally challenging times, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.