3 Talks Every Youth Service Professional Should Watch
As we count down to #Connection2015, I am still thinking about these three talks from last year and how timely they still are. Check them out - it's worth the three minutes.
1) The irony of how justice-involved youth are treated – when should we protect youth vs. impose autonomy by Marsha Levick from the Juvenile Law Center
See her full #Connection2014 talk.
2) Putting a name and a face to “those kids” by: Tina Kelley, former New York Times reporter
See her full talk, and others, on our YouTube page.
3) We’re in trouble, I think we’re going down by Mack McGhee
See his full #Connection2014 talk. This year’s event will focus on making unexpected connections that break through the status quo with a refreshing line up of brilliant speakers who are rebels against practice-as-usual.
The main stage program features risk-taking innovators revealing:
- New ways to disrupt traditional paradigms of short-term funding
- Navigating permanent connections in the lives of youth
- The changing landscape of philanthropy: an inside look
- Breakthrough connections between academia and practice
- The intersection of race, social justice, and workforce development
- Links between seemingly unrelated fields that creatively meet local needs
- Rescuing authenticity and intentionality in today’s environment
- Collecting data that defines solutions vs. admires the problem
- What is Networked Leadership?
- Novel ways we are harnessing the power of technology in practice
...and a series of cautionary tales reveal surprising perspectives and under-appreciated challenges facing our field today. Join us and other youth service professionals on September 2nd to see this year’s program, live on the mainstage in Philadelphia, PA. To learn more about this event and register, please visit the Connection page on our website.
