Intentional Professional Development: Part 2
Welcome back for Part 2 of Intentional Professional Development. During Part 1, I discussed the first three components involved in intentional professional development, external and internal service trainings, and work experience. In this article, I will address the final four components, one-on-one formal and informal supervision, the performance evaluation process, group/team meetings, and projects.
Intentional Professional Development: Part 1
Let’s talk a little about Intentional Professional Development, which involves external and internal service trainings, work experience, formal and informal supervision, the performance evaluation process, group/team meetings, and projects.
Intentional Supervision in the Development of Professional Youth Workers
When I reflect back on my own 30-plus years spent in the field of youth development and my growth as a professional youth-care worker, I cannot help but think about the competent supervisors along the way who were willing to invest so much time and energy into my professional development. I can remember my first supervisor and our initial supervisory session. Here I was, fresh out of college and eager to get started, but I was as green as a green banana. My first youth-worker position landed me in a residential treatment facility for adolescent boys in New England.
