gender-responsive programming for girls – track ii define gender-responsive programming and...

Gender-Responsive Programming for Girls – Track II

• Define gender-responsive programming and services for girls.

• List the elements of gender-responsive programming.

• Relate information on the developmental stages and gender-related mental health issues of girls to juvenile justice situations.

• Map decision points in case study situations.

After completing this module, you should be able to:

Module 2 Objective

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2. Why Gender-Responsive Programming?


• Gender-responsive programming creates an environment through site selection, staff selection, program development, content, and material that reflects an understanding of the realities of women’s (and girls’) lives and addresses the issues of the girls and young women being served.

Definition

Gender-Responsive Programming

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• Those services that are designed to meet the unique needs of females, that value the female perspective, that celebrate and honor the female experience, that respect and take into account female development, and that empower young women to reach their full potential.

Definition

Gender-Responsive Services

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1. Organization and Management

2. Staffing Patterns

3. Staff Training

4. Intake Process

5. Education

6. Skills Training

7. Promote Positive Development

8. Relationship Building

9. Culturally Relevant Activities

10. Career Opportunities

Key Program Elements

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11. Health Services

12. Recreational Activities

13. Responsive Services

14. Mentoring

15. Peer Activities

16. Family Involvement

17. Community Involvement

18. Treatment Concerns

19. Reentry into Community

20. Research and Evaluation

Key Program Elements

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• Strengths

– Sense the emotions of caregivers and react accordingly

– Have begun to interact with broader physical and social environment

– Become more independent and more able to talk about their thoughts and feelings

Early Childhood

Stages of Development

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• Weaknesses

– Depend on adults

– Most frequent conflicts: sibling quarrels, forgetting chores and schoolwork, and messiness



• Strengths

– Self-confident

– Develop logical thinking

– Frequent interest in learning life skills

Pre-Adolescence


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• Weaknesses

– Low self-esteem

– General decline in school performance

– Experience greater stress

– Twice as likely as boys to be depressed



• Strengths

– Begin to separate from families and assert own identities

– Develop own moral and ethical sense

– Explore sexuality

– Prepare for adult challenges and responsibilities

– Develop idealism, sense of uniqueness, and sense of identity

Adolescence


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• Weaknesses

– Decline in self-esteem

– Lack of self-appreciation

– Constantly finds faults in adult’s position

– Overly dramatic

– Not handling criticism constructively



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How should the information on girls’ development affect program design choices?


It is important for girls to build enduring relationships with adults who:

• Demonstrate ongoing commitment

• Build confidence in girls’ judgment or abilities

• Are available for support and validation.

Importance of Relationships

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• Stage of girl’s life

• Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression

• Violence trends

• Focus on treatment

• Significance of the assessor and assessment tool

Mental Health

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Decision Points include:

• How decisions are made (law, policy, results from assessment tool, etc.).

• How girls are affected.

• How outcomes differ depending on the decision made.

Decision Mapping

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Activity: Decision Mapping

Case Studies

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• Define gender-responsive programming and services for girls.

• List the elements of gender-responsive programming.

• Relate information on the developmental stages and gender-related mental health issues of girls to juvenile justice situations.

• Map decision points in case study situations.

Module 2 Objective

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After completing this module, you should now be able to:


• Gender-Responsive Programming – Definition

• Gender-Responsive Services – Definition

• Key Program Elements

• Stages of Development

• Importance of Relationships

• Mental Health

• Decision Mapping

Module 2 Summary

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Personal Action Plan

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gender-responsive programming for girls – track ii define gender-responsive programming and...

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elements of gender

girls judgment

program development

account female development

young women

female perspective

female experience

staff selection