What is the SDS?
Who Should Attend
This live, virtual training series is designed to be delivered to Communities That Care (CTC) Coalition members, who attend along with the CTC Facilitator (sometimes referred to as a CTC Coordinator or CTC Mobilizer). It is especially useful for CTC Youth Involvement and CTC Community Board Maintenance Work Group members but can be used for other CTC Coalition members as well. The Workshop is also used for non-CTC communities who wish to train youth serving agency or school staff to utilize the Social Development Model in their work.
Training Information
The Workshop is interactive and includes presentations, breakout room conversations, and large group discussions. To participate fully, trainees are required to access to the internet via a computer/laptop (not a mobile device or tablet) with a camera and microphone. Participants must complete Day One prior to attending Day Two.
Training Objectives
Day One May 21, 2025 Noon – 3 pm EST
- Identify the key components of the SDS
- Teach the SDS using story
- Provide a personal story that illustrates the SDS
Day Two May 28, 2025 Noon – 3 pm EST
- Provide additional information about the components of the SDS to enhance its practice
- Identify some of research base behind the SDS
- Draft action plans for integrating the SDS into coalition functioning and the communities at large