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Effective Juvenile Justice Ministry
Highest Rated
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(186 ratings)
467 students
Created byDr. Scott Larson
Last updated 11/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • An understanding of effective juvenile justice ministry and how it differs from adult prison ministry, social work, youth ministry, and corrections.
  • Grasp complex internal and external risk factors that contribute toward delinquency in children and how to effectively engage them.
  • How to facilitate effective group discussions with juvenile offenders through understanding group dynamics and the worldview of high-risk youth
  • How to construct transformational Bible Discussion Groups for use in detention centers.

Course content

3 sections • 15 lectures • 6h 40m total length

  • The Components of Effective Juvenile Justice Ministry (22:50 minute webinar)22:50

    Explore how to engage adolescents in the juvenile justice system with trauma-informed, culturally inclusive, authentic relationships, centered on the gospel, leadership, and effective aftercare.

  • The Components of Effective Juvenile Justice Ministry
  • Understanding the World of Juvenile Offenders (27:00 minute webinar)27:00

    Understand the world of juvenile offenders and the factors shaping juvenile justice. Garbarino's ten factors highlight trauma, abuse, violence, family distress, and mental health challenges.

  • “Understanding the World of Juvenile Offenders”
  • Principles of Teaching for Transformational Change (30:05 minute webinar)30:05
  • Principles for Teaching Transformational Change
  • Facilitating Effective Groups with Juvenile Offenders (23:38 minute webinar)23:38

    Facilitate effective juvenile bible study groups by organizing in a circle, establishing ground rules, connecting with youth, and using powerful questions and personal stories to foster learning and healing.

  • “Facilitating Effective Groups with Juvenile Offenders”
  • Developing a Transformational Bible Discussion Group (14:51 minute webinar)14:51

    Develop transformational Bible discussion groups by guiding staff to pick relevant feelings-based topics, pose probing questions, share personal stories, and connect anger to God’s love and acceptance.

  • “Developing a Transformational Bible Discussion Group”

Requirements

  • Anyone who wants to learn what effective Juvenile Justice Ministry involves.

Description

This course lays a theological, theoretical and philosophical methodology for working with juvenile offenders in ways that transform character. It is grounded in Scripture, research evidence on resilience and transformational change theory, brain science, and positive youth development, translating the latest research into practical methods for creating transformational environments and interactions that are proven effective for even the most challenging youth.

 

This online platform is designed so that participants will gain specific competencies that can be passed on to other staff and volunteers with the goal of helping them become more effective in working with high risk youth.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to learn how to minister effectively to juvenile offenders.

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