During his recent sabbatical, Dr. Barton visited several juvenile justice programs around the country that were attempting to adopt practices based on strength-based, positive youth development principles. Although the dominant perspective in juvenile justice has long been problem-focused, operating from a deficit model, some practitioners have recently adopted a vastly different perspective, focused on promoting supports and opportunities intended to maximize the likelihood that youth will develop positively to their fullest potential.
The focus of this exploratory study was to determine: a) the extent to which strengths-based, positive youth development-focused practice is actually occurring in selected programs; b) structural and functional aspects of organizations that are (or are not) aligned with these practices; and c) factors that have facilitated or hindered the implementation of these practices.
BROWN BAG PRESENTATION/ INFORMAL QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD FRIDAY Feb. 29, 2008 12:00—1:00 IUPUI Campus ES 4130 Bring your lunch, questions and comments
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