Teenage Suicides
Brad, my awesome FYI colleague, sent me an article about teen suicides by train in Palo Alto, where I went to college. I can picture the train tracks…
Archive October 14, 2010
We get to choose
If you’re a youth worker (especially a suburban youth worker) in the U.S., you’re likely familiar with Youth Specialties (YS). And if you’ve ever been to a Youth Specialties National Youth Workers Convention, you’re familiar with Tic Long.
Tic is …
Stress in the City A New Study of Youth Workers
Do you ever wonder about the personal impact of ministry stress? Do you ever suspect that the risks of your ministry might outweigh the ability you have to survive or be resilient in the midst of them? This report looks at the findings from a recent FYI study of urban youth workers from around the country, with implications for youth workers in every environment.
Good Grief
No one is immune to loss – most of us know that all too well. But do we really know how to effectively deal with the losses that we and the students in our ministries experience? We hope this resource will help you gain research-based tools for helping kids walk through loss with “good” grief.
Helping Kids Who Have Experienced Trauma Urban Youth Ministry
Dr. Cynthia Eriksson and Dr. Tina Houston lead a three-part seminar for urban youth workers on helping kids who have experienced severe trauma.
In the Aftermath Processing Trauma through the Lens of Lament
Wondering what the long-term needs of adolescents are following traumatic events? Youth workers have the opportunity to integrate insights from both psychology and theology to address what may be happening in students’ lives.