Youth
Development
By – Gaurav Tripathi

What Is Youth
Development?
•The natural process of developing
one’s capacities
•Occurs through youth’s daily
experiences with people, places, and
environment
•Too important to be left to chance

Positive Youth Development
•An intentional process that promotes
positive outcomes
•Provides opportunities, relationships,
and the support to fully participate
•Youth development takes place in
families, peer groups, schools, after-
school programs, neighborhoods and
communities

Important Needs of Youth
•Physiological
•Safety and Structure
•Belonging/Membership
•Closeness/Relationships
•Competency/Mastery
•Independence/Control of one’s life
•Self Worth/Contribution
•Capacity to enjoy life

Competencies Needed By Youth
•Health/Physical
•Personal/Social
•Cognitive/Creative
•Vocational/Citizenship

Developmental States
in Different Domains
Children can be in different
developmental stages in
each developmental area.

Essential Elements of Youth
Development
• A positive relationship with a caring adult
• Safe physical and emotional environment
• Opportunities to master skills and content
• Opportunities to practice service to others

Key Elements Involve
Four Concepts
•Belonging
•Mastery
•Independence
•Generosity

All Youth will find ways to:
•Meet Their Basic Needs
•Build Skills and Values
•Use their skills, talents, energies
and time in ways that make them
feel good and powerful

All Youth Need:
•To know they are cared about by
others
•To feel and believe they are capable
and successful
•To know they are able to influence
people and events
•To practice helping others
•Fun and stimulation

Need
Met
or
Unmet
Response - Increases
Characteristic or
Behavior
Behavior or
Characteristic
Impacts
Type of Response
The Circle of
Meeting Youth Needs
• Youth characteristics and
behaviors impact
whether they will get
needs met in new
situations.
• Adult responses to needs
impact development of
characteristics and
behaviors in youth.