YSB 101 & YSB Handbook
YSB 101: A Training for New Directors, Staff, and Board
Oct 6 2022 Training: Agenda | Webinar Recording | Mentor Form
This training is appropriate for new Directors, Staff, Board Members, or anyone who needs a tune up!
Topics include:
- YSB Administrative Core Unit (ACU) functions: the heart of YSB work
- Reporting
- Self-Assessment and Recommended Best Practices and Code of Ethics for YSB professionals and volunteers
- Guide for Best Practices in Positive Youth Development
- Juvenile Justice / Diversion
- Advocacy
- Mental Health Services at YSBs
Presentations:
ACU Administration Management, Scott Cochran
ACU Community Development/Collaboration & Needs Assessment, John Saccu
Anti-Racism and Equity Coalition, Tressa Giordano
Clinical Services, Lyn Landry
DCF, Steve Smith
Juvenile Justice, Diversion, Status Offense Referrals, Erica Bromley
Landscape Analysis Overview, Dillinger
Lobbying & Advocating, Jay Aronson
YSB HANDBOOK:
1. CYSA Information
• CYSA Chapters: Towns & Chapter Reps and Map
• State Statute (short version) and (long version)
• CYSA Bylaws
2. Administrative Core Unit (ACU) Functions
• ACU Overview and ACU Detail
• Management and Administration
• Needs Assessment
• Resource Development
• Community Involvement
• Advocacy
3. YSB Grant Reporting & Forms for DCF
• DCF Grant Reporting
• Individual Service Report
• Sample Permission Slip
• Questionnaires
• Ohio Scales Forms
4. Diversion & Juvenile Review Boards
• JRB Protocols & Procedures Manual with printable forms
• CYSA Diversion Video
• JJPOC Community Based Diversion System Plan
• School Referral Memo & Referral Form
• FWSN Referral Forms & Parent Guides
5. Advocacy
• Advocacy Overview
• State Statute (short version) and (long version)
• RBA Report Cards
• YSB Report to the General Assembly
• Legislative Breakfasts - sample power point presentation to legislators
6. Best Practices
• Recommended Best Practices and Code of Ethics for YSB Professionals and Volunteers
• Guide for Best Practices in Positive Youth Development
• Best Practices for Juvenile Review Boards
6. Strategic Planning
• Self Assessment for Youth Service Bureaus
• Strategic Planning for CT Youth Service Bureaus
