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Leadership Across the Life Span Chapter 4

Leadership Across the Life Span Chapter 4. HPR 323. Leadership Across the Life Span. Early & Middle-Age Children. Create a warm and friendly environment Involve parents Both parents and leader need to be patient and relaxed

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Leadership Across the Life Span Chapter 4

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  1. Leadership Across the Life SpanChapter 4 HPR 323

  2. Leadership Across the Life Span

  3. Early & Middle-Age Children • Create a warm and friendly environment • Involve parents • Both parents and leader need to be patient and relaxed • Give simple, short directions, then demonstrate, then repeat directions again

  4. Adolescences • Important stage in the development of a person’s self-concept of the person they are and carried throughout one’s adult life. • Recreation programs should focus on • physical, • social, • emotional, • cognitive, • vocational, • ethical health and competencies.

  5. Youth at RiskPro-Social Youth Development • Provide recreation that enable youth to cope with negative situations • Alcohol and other drugs • Misuse of free time • Parental situations • Peer pressure for negative behavior • View the potential (Pro-Social Youth Development) – develop competencies

  6. Competencies for Youth • Personal Competence • Social Maturity • Sense of Identity and Self-Esteem See pg 131 in book

  7. Pro-Social Youth Development Competencies • Health/Physical Competence – good health, appropriate knowledge, attitudes, behaviors; exercise, diet, nutrition • Personal/Social Competence - interpersonal skills, intrapersonal skills, coping and judgment skills • Cognitive/Creative Competence - broad knowledge base, creative expression, oral and written skills, problem-solving/analytical skills, interest in learning

  8. Vocational Competence – understanding of vocational and avocational options and steps to act, adequate preparation for a career, understanding of functions of work and leisure • Citizenship Competence (ethics and preparation) - understanding of nation and community’s history and desire to contribute

  9. Working with Youth Groupspgs 135-136 in text • More concern with weaning than winning • Firm yet flexible • Work hard and play hard • Empower rather than embalm • Communicate and listen • Achieve a balance between chaos and rigidity • Affirm and support one another

  10. Use mentors to socialize newcomers into the group • Value and practice service to others • Take time for training • The whole is greater than the sum of the elements

  11. Youth Development Programs • Academic Enrichment • Leisure Development • Leadership Development • Service Learning • Outreach Service • Life Skills Building • Health Promotion Programs • Peer Mentoring • Vocational/Career/Employment • Clubs/Social Interest Groups

  12. Young & Middle Adults • Treat adults with respect even if inexperienced or unskilled • Be informed with factual information • Instill confidence and create an enjoyable, social atmosphere

  13. Older Adults • Recreation activities that assist in physical, mental, and social well-being in order to • Improve circulation and muscle tone • Assist in weight loss • Assist in relaxation and stress reduction • Improve general well-being • Expand knowledge and feelings of achievement • Assist in life transitions

  14. Older Adult Work Settings • Traditional Senior Centers • Adult Day-Care Centers • Long-term Care Facilities

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