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Building Developmental Assets for Youth Well-being

Learn about the essential developmental assets crucial for nurturing healthy children and youths. Discover how external and internal assets can empower individuals and reduce risky behaviors. Find out how to become an asset builder for others. Grounded in research by the Search Institute.

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Building Developmental Assets for Youth Well-being

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  1. Developmental Assets

  2. What are developmental assets? • “Building blocks for raising healthy children and youth” • Search Institute, 2009 • Grounded in research

  3. Why developmental assets? • The more assets… • Less likely to engage in risky behavior • More likely to thrive • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk6ius0qLv4

  4. Assets & Risky Behavior www.search-institute.org

  5. Assets & Behavior www.search-institue.org

  6. Assets by race & ethnicity Search Institute

  7. Assets by Gender

  8. Assets by Geography Search Institute

  9. Top 40 assets • Two categories • 20 in each category • External • Internal

  10. External assets - Support • Family support • Positive family communication • Other adult relationships • Caring neighborhood • Caring school climate • Parent involvement in schooling

  11. External assets – Empowerment • Community values youth • Youth as resources • Service to others • Safety

  12. External assets – Boundaries & Expectations • Family boundaries • School boundaries • Neighborhood boundaries • Adult role models • Positive peer influences • High expectations

  13. External assets – Constructive Use of Time • Creative activities • Youth programs • Religious community • Time at home

  14. Internal assets – Commitment to learning • Achievement motivation • School engagement • Homework • Bonding to school • Reading for pleasure

  15. Internal assets – Positive values • Caring • Equality and social justice • Integrity • Honesty • Responsibility • Restraint

  16. Internal assets – Social competencies • Planning and decision making • Interpersonal competence • Cultural competence • Resistance skills • Peaceful conflict resolution

  17. Internal assets – Positive Identity • Personal power • Self-esteem • Sense of purpose • Positive view of personal future

  18. Assets • How can you be an “asset builder” for someone else? • ASSETS: • Act • Seek Support • Stretch yourself • Expand what you know • Tell others • Stick with it Search Institute

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