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Youth Work Learning Center

 

The Youth Work Learning Center is an education, research and staff development resource for child and youth workers. With our partners, the Wisconsin Association of Child and Youth Care Professionals, we provide quality and relevant services to help people who work with youth to implement the most effective programs possible.

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Many participants take online and in-house continuing education and credit courses to enhance their skills in a variety of areas such as residential group care, community youth and after-school programming, and foster care.

All youth workers, whether they are called childcare workers, youth development workers, foster parents, house parents, mental health workers or other titles require a common base of knowledge and skills.

The Center is a leading provider of training, education and research. Our goal is to provide the youth care profession with the highest quality educational experiences and remain the leader in research and development in the youth work field.

 

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  Program Areas  
Advanced Seminars
Credit Courses
Master's in Youth Work - a Concentration in Cultural Foundations of Education
 
  Certificates  
Youth Work Credit Certificate for UWM Degree Seeking Students
 
  Courses  

Afterschool/School-Age Curricular Framework Training

2 Sat. Sep. 28-Oct 5

Burnout Prevention for Youth Workers New Class

4 Sat., Oct. 5-26

Guiding Children's Behaviors in Afterschool/School-Age Programs Training

2 Sat. Aug. 31-Sep. 7

Introduction to the Youth Work Profession New Class

Oct. 14-Nov. 8 Available Online

Noncredit: Foundations in Afterschool and Youth Development New Class

Mon., Oct 7-Dec. 13 Available Online

Risk and Resiliency Factors in Youth New Class

4 Mon., Nov. 4-25

Working with Transgender Youth New Class

4 Mon., Sep. 9-30

Working with Youth of Color

Sep. 30-Nov. 23 Available Online

Youth Work in Out-of-Home Care (formerly Youth Development Certificate Program) New Class

Wed., Sep. 18-Dec. 11

Youth Work in Out-of-Home Care (formerly Youth Development Certificate Program) New Class

Sep. 9-Nov. 16 Available Online

  Dates To Be Announced  
Supervision Skills for Site Directors in Afterschool Youth Programs Blended Online and Face-To-Face Program
 
  Resources  
  Osher Scholarships
  Publications
  Staff Development and Technical Assistance
 
  Related Areas  
Ethics and Boundaries - Online
Mediation & Social Work
 
For more information, contact:
  Mark Krueger, Professor, markkrue@uwm.edu, 414-227-3138
Quinn Wilder, qwild@uwm.edu, 414-227-3172
Rick Flowers, Program Manager , rflowers@uwm.edu, 414-227-3358
Gevon M. Daynuah, Program Manager, daynuah@uwm.edu, 414-227-3351
Cheryl  Baldwin, Assistant Professor/Director, baldwic@uwm.edu, 414-227-3180
 
 


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