Groups, Troops, Clubs & Teams: The Essential Handbook for Youth Leaders

This practical handbook is for teachers, volunteers, group leaders, youth counselors, coaches, and anyone who works with young people. Find practical and motivational advice for approaching young people from a strength-based perspective. Readers will learn about how kids’ brains are wired, how to create inviting classrooms and meeting spaces, and how to connect with them in meaningful, lasting ways. The authors share dozens of strategies for activating and sustaining young people’s innate strengths and skills so they can become positive forces for self-realization and community betterment.