[Jennifer]

Yesterday I had the privilege of attending a Youth Rex presentation <strong style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Hacking Deficit Thinking

<strong style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Reframing Strength-Based <strong style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>Practices and Equity in Schools

A Youth Work Teach-In Hacking Deficit Thinking
Reframing Strength-Based
Practices and Equity in Schools and it was AMAZING!! It might have been in part that I had just had a long conversation with colleagues about the tone and mood in schools right now but it hit the mark for reframing the issues and put a fresh, positive and realistic take to approaching and supporting our students.

One of the quotes that resonated with me from one of the presenter’s Dr. Bryon McClure was how the assumptions we hold create barriers for understanding our students. I can’t quite quote it directly and would sincerely encourage others to look for the opportunity to hear him speak.

[Mary]

Thank you for sharing this.

There are so many great resources with this training. This is one of the things I am thankful for with this training, is the learning that can continue even with the time ending.

[Kathe]

We’re so excited to share that registration opened today for our next online Youth Work Teach-In — Beyond Invisible: Exploring Pedagogy, Perspectives & Practices for Black Youth Mental Health.

In collaboration with Donna Richards and the York Research Chair in Youth and Contexts of Inequity, YouthREX is excited to co-host this free event for the Ontario youth sector on Thursday, October 6th, from 9:30AM to 1PM ET.

The Teach-In will include a keynote presentation, engaging workshops, and conversations that explore how race shapes the mental health experiences of Black youth, and the importance of an anti-Black racism framework in transforming oppressive practices and policies.

Our opening keynote speaker, Mercy Shibemba, is an award-winning youth activist from the UK who uses her story of growing up with HIV to educate, challenge stigma, and inspire!

There will also be a spoken word performance by The Poet MJ.

Learn more and register for free today!

[YouthREX- Kamau]

Thank you for sharing this! This is a great way for people to connect.

Trauma-Informed Youth Work Workshop: https://learn.youthrex.com/courses/Workshop-trauma-informed-youth-work

[Nicole]

Thank you so so much for sharing all of this! I really appreciate it. I feel like I have so much still to learn and this is a continued area of growth for me.

I also really enjoyed the additional readings/fact sheets that were included throughout this course. There are so many good ones. I just wish we had more time to go through more of the content.