Emerging Relationships: Preparing for Healthy Relationships

Join authors Alyssa McElwain and Vanessa Finnegan as they discuss their new program Emerging Relationships: Preparing for Healthy Relationships.

Emerging Relationships, uses a positive youth development framework to equip 5th and 6th graders with skills to enhance their safety, stability, and well-being. In just six lessons, ‘tweens learn to say “yes” to their goals and “no” to the risky behaviors that can get in their way!

The program’s lessons teach youth personal responsibility, emotional competence, healthy development, healthy relationships, avoiding risk-taking, and how to share with others what they have learned.

Objectives – Participants will:

• Learn the science and framework behind Emerging Relationships
• Recognize the importance of teaching relationship education to ‘tweens’
• Develop an understanding of the key learning objectives and concepts of Emerging Relationships

Presenters: Alyssa D. McElwain, Ph.D. and Vanessa Finnegan, Ph.D.

Who should attend: Relationship educators, positive youth development professionals, community organizations serving young teens, elementary and middle school professionals, out-of-school program providers, community schools.

Resources:

• Emerging Relationships Webinar Slide Deck