The Texas Network of Youth Services is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives vulnerable youth and families, for example runaway or homeless, foster care, living in poverty, and more.
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- Shifting Paradigms: Enhancing ...
Boys and Girls Club
Friday, November 20 at 9:00am - My Kid's Out of Control! Worki...
University Place
Friday, November 20 at 9:00am
Texas Network of Youth Services
This recent NY Times article highlights the plight of teen runaways and their risks for exploitation. Child welfare advocates and law enforcement officials alike believe this is a growing problem in the US that is underreported. TNOYS commends runaway and homeless youth shelters and street outreach programs for their e...fforts to help exploited youth. Many are actively engaged in collaboration with local, state and federal law enforcement to help youth get out of harms way and bring traffickers to justice.Read More
Source: www.nytimes.com
Nearly a third of the children who flee home engage in sex for food, drugs or a place to stay, studies have found.
Texas Network of Youth Services Today is National Thank a Youth Worker Day... And, so in your honor, we at TNOYS thank you for the 1001 things you do every day to help youth achieve all they can achieve. We are grateful for your dedication to and steadfast belief in youth. Our hat is off to you!
Jack Nowicki announces that TNOYS supports the Natl. Runaway Switchboard's Green Light Project. November is National Runaway Prevention month!
Source: www.1800runaway.org
runaway youth is as easy as flipping a switch! Porch lights across the country will glow green during November to raise awareness and show support for runaway youth.
Theresa Andreas Tod And, thanks to National Network for Youth, who provided information for the Times article, here's also a link to the accompanying video.
Source: video.nytimes.com
As an increasing number of runaway children are trying to survive on the streets, a group of teenagers in Medford, Ore., use a number of legal and illegal strategies to get by.
Theresa Andreas Tod This thought-provoking article - front page news in today's New York Times - is fortunately getting wide circulation!
Source: www.nytimes.com
As more families face economic hardships, experts have seen an increasing number of children leave home for life on the streets, including many under 13.
Texas Network of Youth Services
Picked up this bit from our friends at Texans Care for Children... Texas is considered a leader in after-school programming. TNOYS is doing its part with its diyYouth Art program. We provide a unique arts education program at Akins High School in Austin, where young people are given the opportunity to not only learn ab...out art but to explore the entrepreneurial aspects of art as a career. Stay tuned for more information.Read More
Source: bit.ly
DALLAS — Fewer Texas children are home alone after school than in the past, but there are still too many without access to quality after-school programs, according to a national study released Thursday.
Texas Network of Youth Services OJJDP report paints an appalling picture of violence in the lives of children in America. Findings from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence released today reveal that more than 60% of the children surveyed were exposed to violence within the past year, either directly or indirectly. The full report is available at the link below.
Source: ojjdp.ncjrs.gov
Presents findings from the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence, the most comprehensive survey to date of children’s exposure to violence in the United States. The survey was conducted between ...
Texas Network of Youth Services TNOYS is proud to announce that it has received a grant of $151,000 from The Meadows Foundation to support its training and support services for organizations and staff that serve at-risk youth. The Meadows Foundation is among the most recognized private philanthropies in the country. We are appreciative of the support of The Meadows Foundation and gratified to be among the foundation's esteemed grantees.
Texas Network of Youth Services
Intended Audience—Community-based youth care workers, program directors & faith-based organizations
CEUs—The Texas Network of Youth Services has approved this program for 3.0 CEU’s for Licensed Social Workers, Sponsor No. CS1574 & Licensed Professional Counselors, LPC Provider No.1013.
Registration Fees—$40 TNOYS Member...s $55 Non-Members
About This Workshop—Research continues to emphasize the value and importance of working with young people using a Positive Youth Development framework. This 3-hour workshop will teach participants the overall philosophy and constructs that make up this framework and how to incorporate its tried and true practices into the work they do with young people. Using Roger Heart’s Ladder of Young People’s Participation, attendees will assess their programs’ current capacity to provide opportunities for youth voice and choice in programs. A variety of ways to expand these opportunities for young people will be explored. This training will enable programs to go beyond providing young people a safe place to go where activities are staff driven and designed, to fully engaging them through authentic youth and adult partnerships. Multiple experiential exercises and group activities will be used to teach and reinforce concepts that will not only attract young people to your programs but make them want to keep coming back!
About the Presenter—Marla Miller, LMSW, is the Youth Development Program Director for the Texas Network of Youth Services, a position she has held for the past 9 years. Marla has a twenty-year history in social work with fifteen years as a program trainer focused on non-profit organizations that serve youth and families in high risk situations. Her wealth of experience includes providing training and consultation to community youth service organizations and runaway and homeless youth shelters on such topics as positive youth development, youth advisory committees, building youth and adult partnerships, effecting mentoring, strengthening resilience and designing and implementing prevention programs. Marla received her BSW from Arizona State University in 1986 and a Master’s from Texas State University in 1999. She is a certified Child & Youth Care Worker Certification Trainer and a Certified ToP Facilitator. She is passionate about training and feels fortunate to work with so many wonderful people that dedicate their lives to helping young people reach their full potential.
Registration Deadline— November 14, 2009
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CEUs—The Texas Network of Youth Services has approved this program for 3.0 CEU’s for Licensed Social Workers, Sponsor No. CS1574 & Licensed Professional Counselors, LPC Provider No.1013.
Registration Fees—$40 TNOYS Member...s $55 Non-Members
About This Workshop—Research continues to emphasize the value and importance of working with young people using a Positive Youth Development framework. This 3-hour workshop will teach participants the overall philosophy and constructs that make up this framework and how to incorporate its tried and true practices into the work they do with young people. Using Roger Heart’s Ladder of Young People’s Participation, attendees will assess their programs’ current capacity to provide opportunities for youth voice and choice in programs. A variety of ways to expand these opportunities for young people will be explored. This training will enable programs to go beyond providing young people a safe place to go where activities are staff driven and designed, to fully engaging them through authentic youth and adult partnerships. Multiple experiential exercises and group activities will be used to teach and reinforce concepts that will not only attract young people to your programs but make them want to keep coming back!
About the Presenter—Marla Miller, LMSW, is the Youth Development Program Director for the Texas Network of Youth Services, a position she has held for the past 9 years. Marla has a twenty-year history in social work with fifteen years as a program trainer focused on non-profit organizations that serve youth and families in high risk situations. Her wealth of experience includes providing training and consultation to community youth service organizations and runaway and homeless youth shelters on such topics as positive youth development, youth advisory committees, building youth and adult partnerships, effecting mentoring, strengthening resilience and designing and implementing prevention programs. Marla received her BSW from Arizona State University in 1986 and a Master’s from Texas State University in 1999. She is a certified Child & Youth Care Worker Certification Trainer and a Certified ToP Facilitator. She is passionate about training and feels fortunate to work with so many wonderful people that dedicate their lives to helping young people reach their full potential.
Registration Deadline— November 14, 2009
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An XL Institute Workshop
Time:9:00AM Friday, November 20th
Location:Boys and Girls Club
Texas Network of Youth Services
Intended Audience—Administrators, supervisors, counselors, therapists, youth care workers, teachers & foster parents. This workshop is best suited for those whose work involves vulnerable youth & families.
CEUs—The Texas Network of Youth Services has approved this program for 3.0 CEU’s for Licensed Social Workers, Spon...sor No. CS1574 & Licensed Professional Counselors, LPC Provider No. 1013.
Registration Fees—$40 TNOYS Members $55 Non-Members
About This Workshop—Participants in this practice-oriented workshop will review a theory-driven approach to working with people in crisis & will find specific ways to apply the presented material. The materials are based on the crisis intervention theory of Karl Slaikeu & the strengths-based, solution-oriented counseling techniques of Insoo Berg, Bill O’Hanlon & Michele Weiner-Davis. The integration of Slaikeu’s & the others’ work provides counselors with a clear, measurable, & client-centered perspective to use in working with youth & families in crisis. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:1) Assess the level of crisis by determining the precipitating event & its predictable effects; 2) Assess the client’s strengths, coping strategies, & resources that may be mobilized to facilitate constructive change, & 3) Identify the phases of crisis & the characteristics of effective coping
About the Presenter: Jack Nowicki is a program development specialist at TNOYS working with STAR providers to identify and coordinate their technical assistance needs. Before coming to TNOYS, for ten years Jack worked with families and youth providing STAR crisis counseling services and brief therapy at LifeWorks, formerly Youth Options. Jack has over 30 years of experience working with families and youth; including four years in children’s protective services, three years working in psychiatric residential treatment with adolescents, and over ten years in a marriage and family private practice. Jack has taught the Family Therapy course at the U.T. Graduate School of Social Work since 1996 and is currently teaching the graduate school’s first class on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy! Jack has co-authored several journal articles on brief therapy and has a chapter on solution-focused crisis intervention in the new Social Work Desk Reference. Read More
CEUs—The Texas Network of Youth Services has approved this program for 3.0 CEU’s for Licensed Social Workers, Spon...sor No. CS1574 & Licensed Professional Counselors, LPC Provider No. 1013.
Registration Fees—$40 TNOYS Members $55 Non-Members
About This Workshop—Participants in this practice-oriented workshop will review a theory-driven approach to working with people in crisis & will find specific ways to apply the presented material. The materials are based on the crisis intervention theory of Karl Slaikeu & the strengths-based, solution-oriented counseling techniques of Insoo Berg, Bill O’Hanlon & Michele Weiner-Davis. The integration of Slaikeu’s & the others’ work provides counselors with a clear, measurable, & client-centered perspective to use in working with youth & families in crisis. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:1) Assess the level of crisis by determining the precipitating event & its predictable effects; 2) Assess the client’s strengths, coping strategies, & resources that may be mobilized to facilitate constructive change, & 3) Identify the phases of crisis & the characteristics of effective coping
About the Presenter: Jack Nowicki is a program development specialist at TNOYS working with STAR providers to identify and coordinate their technical assistance needs. Before coming to TNOYS, for ten years Jack worked with families and youth providing STAR crisis counseling services and brief therapy at LifeWorks, formerly Youth Options. Jack has over 30 years of experience working with families and youth; including four years in children’s protective services, three years working in psychiatric residential treatment with adolescents, and over ten years in a marriage and family private practice. Jack has taught the Family Therapy course at the U.T. Graduate School of Social Work since 1996 and is currently teaching the graduate school’s first class on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy! Jack has co-authored several journal articles on brief therapy and has a chapter on solution-focused crisis intervention in the new Social Work Desk Reference. Read More
An XL Institute Workshop
Time:1:00PM Tuesday, November 10th
Location:University Place
Texas Network of Youth Services
Intended Audience—Administrators, supervisors, counselors, therapists, youth care workers, teachers & foster parents. This workshop is best suited for those whose work involves vulnerable youth & families.
CEUs—The Texas Network of Youth Services has approved this program for 3.0 CEU’s for Licensed Social Workers, Spon...sor No. CS1574 & Licensed Professional Counselors, LPC Provider No. 1013.
Registration Fees—$40 TNOYS Members $55 Non-Members
About This Workshop—Participants in this practice-oriented workshop will review a theory-driven approach to working with people in crisis & will find specific ways to apply the presented material. The materials are based on the crisis intervention theory of Karl Slaikeu & the strengths-based, solution-oriented counseling techniques of Insoo Berg, Bill O’Hanlon & Michele Weiner-Davis. The integration of Slaikeu’s & the others’ work provides counselors with a clear, measurable, & client-centered perspective to use in working with youth & families in crisis. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:1) Assess the level of crisis by determining the precipitating event & its predictable effects; 2) Assess the client’s strengths, coping strategies, & resources that may be mobilized to facilitate constructive change, & 3) Identify the phases of crisis & the characteristics of effective coping (restoring equilibrium).
About the Presenter: Jack Nowicki is a program development specialist at TNOYS working with STAR providers to identify and coordinate their technical assistance needs. Before coming to TNOYS, for ten years Jack worked with families and youth providing STAR crisis counseling services and brief therapy at LifeWorks, formerly Youth Options. Jack has over 30 years of experience working with families and youth; including four years in children’s protective services, three years working in psychiatric residential treatment with adolescents, and over ten years in a marriage and family private practice. Jack has taught the Family Therapy course at the U.T. Graduate School of Social Work since 1996 and is currently teaching the graduate school’s first class on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy! Jack has co-authored several journal articles on brief therapy and has a chapter on solution-focused crisis intervention in the new Social Work Desk Reference. Read More
CEUs—The Texas Network of Youth Services has approved this program for 3.0 CEU’s for Licensed Social Workers, Spon...sor No. CS1574 & Licensed Professional Counselors, LPC Provider No. 1013.
Registration Fees—$40 TNOYS Members $55 Non-Members
About This Workshop—Participants in this practice-oriented workshop will review a theory-driven approach to working with people in crisis & will find specific ways to apply the presented material. The materials are based on the crisis intervention theory of Karl Slaikeu & the strengths-based, solution-oriented counseling techniques of Insoo Berg, Bill O’Hanlon & Michele Weiner-Davis. The integration of Slaikeu’s & the others’ work provides counselors with a clear, measurable, & client-centered perspective to use in working with youth & families in crisis. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:1) Assess the level of crisis by determining the precipitating event & its predictable effects; 2) Assess the client’s strengths, coping strategies, & resources that may be mobilized to facilitate constructive change, & 3) Identify the phases of crisis & the characteristics of effective coping (restoring equilibrium).
About the Presenter: Jack Nowicki is a program development specialist at TNOYS working with STAR providers to identify and coordinate their technical assistance needs. Before coming to TNOYS, for ten years Jack worked with families and youth providing STAR crisis counseling services and brief therapy at LifeWorks, formerly Youth Options. Jack has over 30 years of experience working with families and youth; including four years in children’s protective services, three years working in psychiatric residential treatment with adolescents, and over ten years in a marriage and family private practice. Jack has taught the Family Therapy course at the U.T. Graduate School of Social Work since 1996 and is currently teaching the graduate school’s first class on Solution-Focused Brief Therapy! Jack has co-authored several journal articles on brief therapy and has a chapter on solution-focused crisis intervention in the new Social Work Desk Reference. Read More
An XL Institute Workshop
Time:9:00AM Friday, November 20th
Location:University Place
Texas Network of Youth Services Congratulations, TNOYS Awardees! Director's Award: Linda Freed, Montgomery County Youth Services Steve Wick Award for Innovation and Program Development: Girlstown's Summer Program Youth Leadership and Development Award: Ruth's Chris Steak House Student Training Program
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