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PROGRAM SPONSORS

Center for Youth Development

McKnight Foundation

MN Department of Education

Minnesota 4-H Foundation

Next Generation Youth Work Coalition

Youth Development Leadership Program

Youth & Policy Editorial Board

 

 
 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Thursday, September 30

8:30

Registration, coffee, light refreshments

9:00

Naming the Tensions

9:30

Historical Look at Youth Worker Training in the UK and USA

11:00

Capture Modern Day Tensions

This 60-minute table talk session is a chance to discuss "What do I see the tensions to be?" Choose from among 8 table topics to share and discuss ideas.

12:00

Lunch

12:30

Tribute to Gisela Konopka

1:00

Historical Perspective on Becoming Professional
 
  • History of Social Work from Volunteer to Credentialed

3:00

Workshops (choose one)

  • Youth Work as Process-Driven Curriculum
  • Lessons from the Konopka National Youth Worker Training Project
  • Historical Perspectives on Christian Youth Work
  • Youth Work as Contested Space

5:00

Wine & Conversation

6:00

Dinner

 

 

Friday, October 1

8:30

Coffee, light refreshments

9:00

Tension between Science and Philosophy

9:30

Embracing Expertise

11:00

What's Going on with Youth Work Systems in the UK Today?

11:45

Lunch

12:15

Amelia Earhart: Social Worker – Dan Conrad with Beki Saito

Amelia Earhart with kids on a car

1:30

Workshops (choose one)

  • History & Philosophy of Youth Work in America
  • Next Gen as a Thought Leader
  • The Camp Fire Ignited by Charlotte and Luther Gulick

2:40

Sharing Reflections and Creating Our Final Words

4:00

Closing

   
 
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