Objectives of the Seminar:
Upon completion of this seminar participants will demonstrate through presentations, class discussions and exercises, journal entries and written assignments the following:
· Knowledge of contemporary theories of leadership and management within a youth focused environment
· Skill in the application of theoretical principles of youth supervisory leadership and management within human service and social change organizations
· The development of an awareness of one's own primary style of leadership including strengths and counterproductive tendencies
· Skill in the application and integration of professional values and principles of ethics within youth community and organizational practice settings.
· The development of an awareness of cultural diversity and factors affecting vulnerable populations and their impact on management practice and program development
· Knowledge and application of sound management practices within the organizational functions of personnel, resource allocation, information technology, and decision-making
· Skills which utilize the major components of employee relations functions within organizational and community practice settings
· Assessment skills of internal and external factors and their impact on organizational and supervisory practice
· Skill in the utilization of techniques of team building, collaboration, cooperation, and coordination within organizational and community practice settings
· Having an appropriate attitude toward leadership values and ethics
· Communicating as a supervisory leader
· Working effectively in small groups and meetings
· Managing conflict
· Leading in diverse environments
· Building commitment and coalitions
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