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MBA 14 SYMPOSIUM ENLIGHTENING,
ENGAGING,
EMPOWERING
2014 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
T H U R S D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 7 KEMPENFELT CONFERENCE CENTRE, BARRIE, ONTARIO
For Managers/Directors and Program Staff of Youth Arts, Recreation, Health Promotion, Sport, Education, Culture, Youth Advisory Groups, and Social Service Programs
Early Bird Registration Deadline
NOVEMBER 3RD Registration Deadline
NOVEMBER 17TH Parks and Recreation Ontario and Play Works, founder of the Youth Friendly Community Recognition Program, support and promote the delivery and expansion of positive youth development and youth engagement.
PARKS AND RECREATION ONTARIO
Play Works Members: 4-H Ontario, Arts Network for Children and Youth, Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada - Central Region, Ophea, Parks and Recreation Ontario, Sport Alliance Ontario, YMCA Ontario MBA 14 Symposium • Brought to you by Parks and Recreation Ontario and Play Works, founder of the Youth Friendly Community Recognition Program
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THE MBA 14 SYMPOSIUM NOV. 26 & 27, 2014 ENLIGHTENING, ENGAGING, EMPOWERING Join the most important and largest training event in Ontario for people who work with or volunteer in programs for youth ages 13-19 years. The Symposium is designed to help you diversify and improve the quality of services that you and your community provide for youth. MBA - it's the More Better Approach to working with youth! The Symposium sessions have been recommended by past participants who work with youth and which are seen being of real importance both now and in the future. The presenters have a vast array of theoretical and practical knowledge. They have all worked with youth or have been a resource to youth groups. The Symposium includes a Training Module, "Creating an Agency/Community Youth Plan", and nine individual presentations on Strategies for Working With Youth. The Symposium format is designed to give delegates the opportunity to see every session. Each will be presented to the entire group so that you can benefit from your colleagues' experience and have your questions answered. To maximize networking interactions with presenters, participant numbers are limited to 100.
REGISTRATION STARTS:
8:30 am on Wednesday, November 26th
SYMPOSIUM STARTS:
9:30 am on Wednesday, November 26th
SYMPOSIUM CONCLUDES:
3:00 pm on Thursday, November 27th
LOCATION: Kempenfelt Conference Centre, Barrie, ON. For directions go to www.kempenfelt.com. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact 416-426-7142 or by email at
[email protected]. Additional Symposium brochures/registration forms can be downloaded from www.prontario.org.
REGISTRATION FEES All fees include accommodation, meals, Symposium registration fee and resources. Registration fees are based on single or shared accommodation for early arrival (Tuesday, November 25th) or regular arrival (Wednesday, November 26th). Please note that single accommodation is limited to availability. Refer to page 7 for registration rates.
EARLY ARRIVAL DELEGATES (TUESDAY) Delegates can access their rooms any time after 3:00 pm on Tuesday. Please note that dinner is not included with the early arrival fee, unless it is ordered separately (see Registration Form page 7). Meet on the second floor of the Bayview Building between 8:30 and 10:00 pm to re-acquaint with colleagues and get to know new ones. Snacks will be served. MBA 14 Symposium • Brought to you by Parks and Recreation Ontario and Play Works, founder of the Youth Friendly Community Recognition Program
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TRAINING MODULE
CREATING AN AGENCY/COMMUNITY YOUTH PLAN In order to identify how to best meet the interests of local youth, many communities and agencies have identified the need to develop formal "Youth Plans". These documents, which can either stand alone or be incorporated into a Master or Strategic Plan, create the path toward enhanced quality of service, increased program availability, and consider recommendations for future facility expansion. In this two-part training module you will learn about:
SWAG SHARE WITH A GIFT! If your agency/ department has t-shirts, pens, bags, hats, mugs, and/ or anything and everything that you give away to staff or volunteers to promote your services in the community, please bring them along. SWAG draws are held throughout the MBA. In addition to coming away with a great gift, you may also get great ideas for promotional items for your next event.
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The need for and benefit of a Youth Plan Different approaches to creating a Plan Engaging youth and community in the process Gathering data and interpreting results from scans, surveys, focus groups and consultations Identifying priorities and developing a critical path Completing the plan Presenting information to management and/or Council for approval
Members of the MBA Planning Team will share real-life experiences and implementation of these Youth Plan components. They will also present tools and resources used to create their plans. Leave this training with information to help begin or enhance your comprehensive community or agency Youth Plan, or learn how to apply it to the review and assessment of an individual youth program. The process is the same, it is just the scope that is different! PRESENTERS: MBA Planning Team Members (see page 6)
STRATEGIES FOR WORKING WITH YOUTH COMMUNITIES ARE STEPPING UP! Stepping Up – A Strategic Framework to Help Ontario's Youth Succeed is a 2013 report which identified provincial priorities to guide decision-making in support of youth. Since its release, communities across Ontario have been adopting strategies and approaches to help local youth, ages 12 – 25, achieve the 20 evidenced-based outcomes outlined in this document. Eleven of those outcomes deal specifically with topics such as youth health and wellness, diversity and social inclusion, civic engagement and youth leadership, and coordinated and youth friendly communities. Sean Twyford, Director of the Youth Strategies Branch at the Ministry of Children and Youth Services has been meeting with communities across the province and has first-hand experience of local successes. This is a great opportunity to learn what works and to find out how you can integrate the Stepping Up framework into your programs and services. PRESENTER: Sean Twyford, Director, Youth Services Branch, Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services
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a WEDNESDAY NIGHT SOCIAL This event, provided by CIRA Ontario, offers an opportunity to casually network while learning new community building activities
ADOLESCENT PEER CROWDS To better understand the characteristics of current youth smokers and what influences their behaviours, the Central West and Southwest Tobacco Control Area Networks (TCAN’s) completed a research study on adolescent peer crowds. They engaged a behavioural marketing company to conduct a "Functional Analysis for Cultural Interventions" (FACI)© study, the first of its kind in Canada. The study drew out information about social identities and subcultures as a means to inform youth programming. This interactive workshop will help you better understand the distinctly different peer cultures with which youth associate. Then, continue the learning as you find out how to use that understanding to intentionally create social, recreation and health programs that will attract and meet the needs of divergent peer crowds. PRESENTERS: Heather McCully and Corry Curtis, Health Promotion Specialists, and Young Adult Consultants, Central/Southwest Tobacco Control Area Network (TCAN)
MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS FOR YOUTH During times of transition, such as moving from elementary school to high school, high school to college/university, the workforce or other life activity, youth can experience increased levels of stress. STACD (Start Talking About Coping & Drugs) has developed resources to help youth cope with this stress. STACD is a peer-to-peer mentoring project led by local Youth Leaders. templates, from the ‘Mental Health Survival Kit’ and examples, such as the ‘coping box,’ will acquaint you with new resources to add to your tool box for working with youth. PRESENTERS: Rachel Perrin, Team Lead, Jessica Davie and Holly LaForge, Youth Outreach Workers, and Peer Youth Leaders, STADC, Canadian Mental Health Association, Simcoe County Branch
which can be used with youth meetings, or at training events. Dress comfortably as this is an
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GOOD PRACTICES FROM OVER 20 YOUTH FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES Since 2005, Play Works has been recognizing Youth Friendly Communities in Ontario. Good practices, which help offer the best opportunities for youth play, have been drawn from the current 42 recognized urban, rural and northern Youth Friendly Communities. This session will be a fast-paced series of examples offering innovative, yet realistic, approaches around engaging, recognizing, supporting, and valuing youth. It will also cover marketing youth programs and how to get programs to where the youth are. Bring your best services and program examples to share and leave this session enthused, inspired and armed with great ideas you can bring back to your community. PRESENTER: Brenda Whitehead, Principal, Keeping PACE Consulting
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BACKYARD PLAY: GROWING ENGAGED, EDUCATED AND ACTIVE YOUTH Looking for that new and innovative program to help get youth motivated about their health and the health of the environment? Look no farther than your backyard because that’s where it can start. Gardening, once seen as the territory of older adults, is now a place and space for young people. It’s a hands-on way or them way to learn about and participate in social change around environmental sustainability and public health. Today’s youth are all about making a difference while having fun with friends, getting a good physical workout, and reaping (or eating) the rewards of efforts made! This session will cover activities, partnerships and quick wins to help grow youth engagement in your neighbourhood.
PRESENTERS: Britt McKee, Sustainability Education Centre Coordinator, and Bonnie Scott, Urban Agriculture Coordinator, Ecosource
DISPLAY AREA Delegates are encouraged to bring information on your youth programs or initiatives. Reserve table space as noted on the Registration Form, page 7. Display units are welcome.
GROWING SOCIAL MEDIA IN YOUR ORGANIZATION Social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) are becoming the new ‘Leisure Guide’ for youth. Building on his session from last year, Jeff Moco will help you build, grow and maintain your social media presence with youth. Jeff will highlight strategies and frameworks you can use to incorporate social media in your program or organization. Hear about common challenges -- from large organizations to rural and remote communities -- and how these challenges were overcome. Learn how to create meaningful interactions with your intended audience and strategies to communicate more effectively with youth. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, discover how to sell social media to decision makers as a means to market programs, engage youth, save time and money, advance community outreach strategies, and measure results more effectively.
PRESENTER: Jeff Moco, Youth Engagement Coordinator, Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit
TEENS: IMPACT! ON COMMUNITY The Town of Hanover is bringing the Stepping Up 20 youth outcomes to life through its IMPACT! Teens Program. A dozen local youth were recruited to provide advice to community groups and agencies that are working to incorporate Stepping Up into their youth engagement strategies. This youth/adult presentation will cover areas such as: how youth were recruited to the project and what attracted them/keeps them involved; groups with whom the youth will be consulting with (e.g. Chamber of Commerce, School Board, Economic Development Commission) and what the youth feel they have to offer these groups; the emerging advocacy role these young adults have/are taking in the pre- and post-municipal election process; and, finally, learnings from both the youth and adult perspectives about the Stepping Up implementation process in their community.
PRESENTERS: Britanny Brenndorfer, Youth Roots Coordinator, and Dante Diaco and Sierra Scott, IMPACT! Teens Youth, Youth Roots of Hanover and Area
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ENGAGING LGBT YOUTH IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
2014 MBA PLANNING TEAM Jason Cranny Youth Advisor
Grey Bruce Health Unit
Sandee Guindon Youth Engagement Coordinator
North Bay / Parry Sound District Health Unit Jeff Moco Youth Engagement Coordinator
Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit Sherri Moroso Community Development Coordinator
City of Greater Sudbury Marion Price Director Education
Parks and Recreation Ontario John Watkins Supervisor of Community Development
Town of Whitby
For youth to come to programs, and to want to come back, they need to feel accepted, valued, heard and safe. While these inclusive program factors are fundamental for all youth, they are even more important for LGBT youth. It is necessary to ensure programs visibly demonstrate a commitment to LGBT in order for these youth to want to become involved. The session will explore the concepts of living in a heteronormative environment, LGBT culture and language, and how to create spaces in which all youth can feel comfortable.
PRESENTER: Donna Turner, Communications Coordinator, Rainbow Health Ontario
YOUTH FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES APPLICATION AND UPGRADE INFORMATION SESSION Over 40% of Ontario youth live in a Play Works recognized Youth Friendly Community. If you are looking to see your community recognized, are looking for more great examples of what youth friendly communities look and feel like, or are looking to increase the number of criteria your community has met, this session will provide you with a wealth of first-hand information and experience upon which you can draw. Panel Members will include: those who led the application process and achieved recognition at least once; those who have achieved Platinum recognition; those who have supported and encouraged communities to consider applying; and those who have been on the application review team. If you want Ontario to be Youth Friendly and for your community to be recognized for having achieved all 16 criteria as a Platinum Youth Friendly Community Builder, bring your pad of paper and questions to this not-to-be-missed facilitated presentation.
PANEL MEMBERS' REFERENCE COMMUNITIES: Brampton, Chatham-Kent, Greater Sudbury, North Bay, Owen Sound, Port Hope and Whitby
TECHNOLOGY RULES AT THE MBA In addition to learning more about how to use technology to connect with youth, you are encouraged to use at the MBA to provide instant input into and feedback. Delegates are encouraged to bring laptops, tablets, smart phones and other electronic devices in order to participate in interactive activities between and during sessions. Stay informed on all the events leading up to and at this year's MBA Symposium by following us on Twitter at twitter.com/PROntario. Tweet before, during and after the Symposium to share your thoughts and what you've learned by simply adding the hashtag #MBA4Youth to your tweets!
Brenda Whitehead Principal
Keeping PACE Consulting
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REGISTRATION FORM MBA 14 SYMPOSIUM
Wednesday, November 26 & Thursday, November 27, 2014
PLEASE PRINT (USING BLACK INK) AND COMPLETE IN FULL. EITHER TYPE, SAVE AND EMAIL YOUR REGISTRATION FORM, OR PRINT AND FAX IT. SEE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW.
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Members are members of Parks and Recreation Ontario or a CPRA Provincial/Territorial Parks and Recreation Association. Single room have limited availability and are on a first-registered basis. 3 Shared room means you share a room with one other delegate. FOR SHARED Accommodation: ❏ Male ❏ Female • Preferred roommate (if you have one) _____________________________________________ 1 2
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SEND REGISTRATION TO: MBA 14 Symposium Parks and Recreation Ontario and Play Works 302 – 1 Concorde Gate, Toronto, ON M3C 3N6 tel: 416-426-7142 • fax: 416-426-7371
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A 50% cancellation fee will be applied to cancellations made between November 3rd - 17th. Cancellations made after November 17th are non-refundable but are transferrable to another person. All requests for cancellations must be made in writing. No show for the event are charged the full Registration Fee.
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