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outlined in the previous section. Additionally, through our extensive experience with Iow- <br />income, at-risk youth, we have also developed workshop delivery methods that are <br />highly effective with our target market. For example, CHCADA's counselors will follow <br /> <br />guidelines such as those in Figure 13 below in delivering the group <br />counseling/workshop sessions. <br /> <br /> Figure 13: Leading Group Counseling Sessions with At-Risk Youth <br />· Utilize exercises to allow the youth to feel comfortable in the group; <br />· Introduce an overall framework for the topic before opening the floor to discussion; <br />· Ask questions during the conceptual overview as part of the engagement process; <br />· Utilize vivid imagery and hard data in order to fome the youth to consider the costs of <br /> dysfunctional behavior and the importance of labor market participation; <br />· Do not preach, or pass judgment, etc.; <br />· Apply directive counseling; <br />· Listen to the youth; <br />· Move the discussion along a logical progression in small sequences so that by the end of the <br /> counseling sessions, the workshop's objectives can be achieved; and <br />· Others. <br /> <br />The above guidelines are illustrative and not exhaustive. <br /> <br /> The contents of the group sessions will, as mentioned, cover a broad range of <br />topics. Each subsection below includes the proposed syllabus for each of the' proposed <br />workshops. <br /> <br /> Core Course #1: The Fuerzas Unidas Program: An Overview <br /> <br />][. COURSE DESCRIPTION <br /> This introductory workshop will serve as an orientation for the youth to the WIA <br />program. It will define the purpose of the program, goals and objectives, strategies, intake <br />processes, and the program components. <br />II. Course Objectives <br /> After completing this session, each participant will be able to: <br /> List four or more benefits that will accrue to themselves and their families from the <br /> receipt of services through Fuerzas Unidas; <br /> 4' Review printed materials on Fuerzas Unidas and summarize all services that they and <br /> their parents will receive; <br /> Identify anticipated barriers to their full participation; <br /> Articulate factors that led to theirjoblessness; <br /> Outline their fears and apprehensions regarding their future; <br /> Complete all input and additional assessments for their participation; and <br /> Provide a self-assessment of the support(s) needed. <br /> <br />III. Course Orientation <br /> This first workshop will be highly interactive. The objective of CHCADA's staff will be <br />that of generating excitement about the program. <br /> <br />CHCADA's Response to RFP# PY2002 Page 20 <br /> <br /> <br />