NOSR Process for Program Development. Youth Work Experience Application. Guide 1: Formation of the Councils

摘要

This report describes a model youth work experience program for delinquent and predelinquent youth that was designed, implemented, and evaluated in the years 1974 through 1976 by the National Office for Social Responsibility (NOSR) and the city of Oakland, California. Three major elements contributing to positive youth development are: access to roles (involvement in satisfying, rewarding, and legitimate social roles); positive labeling (being viewed constructively and positively by parents, teachers, and friends); and integration into the community. A diagram illustrating the components of antisocial behavior and delinquency in relation to the NOSR youth development strategy is included. Central to the strategy is the belief that young people are in a position to know what they need for positive development. Youth needs assessment is an important element in the design of a youth work experience program. The NOSR model is designed to involve and organize diverse elements of the community to insure a comprehensive and prescribed process of accountability, reduce duplication of services, coordinate activities of agencies and organizations, and facilitate the delivery of comprehensive services to youth. The community council provides resources and recommends policy for the execution of program objectives. The technical resource committee is responsible for information collection in connection with the youth needs assessment and impact scales and serves as a mechanism for cooperative planning. Appendices provide information on the NOSR instruments and data base and on assessing the target community.