Youth Programs Promoting Quality Services

This book is intended to assist youth leaders in creating and implementing programs and activities that are innovative, dynamic, and that have a core of youth development principles. It contains the information needed to operate high-calibre, high-impact youth programs and includes materials on such topics as youth development, program planning, program evaluation, risk management, behaviour management, leadership, customer service, and public relations. Youth Programs revolutionises leisure programming concepts for youth by integrating principles of Total Quality Program Planning with youth development. The author discusses many program planning steps in detail, including preparation, needs assessment, goal-setting, promotion, program design, supervision, behaviour management, and evaluation.