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Dr.NeffisatuDamboAssistantProfessor

Counseling,Quan-ta-veMethodsandSpecial

Educa-on

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Bridging Expertise: Collaborating to Support the

Transitions of At-Promise Youth

Neffisatu J. C. Dambo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Counseling,Quan-ta-veMethodsandSpecialEduca-on

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At-PromiseYouthFirst

Genera-onCollege

GiIed

DCFSIndividalsw/

withDisabili-es

Low-Income

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At-PromiseYouth

CommonMythsTruths

ChallengesStrengths

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Whocansupportat-promiseyouth?

Parents–Mentors–HealthProfessionals

Physicians–ResiliencyPrograms

Philanthropist–CommunityMembers

Poli-cians–Businesses

Professors–Teachers-Scien-st

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Thingstoconsiderwhensuppor-ngat-promiseyouth?

•  Needs•  Challenges•  Strengths(giIs,talents)•  Barriers•  Supports

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ThingstoConsider:•  CulturalCompetency•  DecisionMakingandProblemSolvingSkills•  TriuneBrainTheory:Self-regulaCon•  ResiliencyPrograms•  CopingskillsandintervenCons•  PsychoeducaConandAlternaCveGroupTherapies•  ChangeTheory•  Gardner’sMulCpleIntelligences• Maslow’sHierarchyofNeeds•  Yalom’s11TherapeuCcFactors

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– Healthieryouthandcommuni-es– Maximized-me,money,andresources– Sharedresponsibility–  Informeddecisionmaking–  Increasedcollegiality– Greaterimpactoneconomyandsociety– Connec-onsandbeYeroutcomes–  Increasedopportunityforgrantfundingagencies

Benefitsofsuppor-ngat-PromiseYouth

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Howcanwecollaboratetosupportat-promiseyouth?

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•  Volunteering•  Mentoring•  CareerTalksandJobShadows•  Dona-onsandincen-ves•  StrategicPlanningTeams•  Openingfacili-estohostyouth•  Empowermentandeduca-on•  Programmingandsupport•  Communica-onandadver-sement•  Par-cipa-nginand/orconduc-ngresearch

Suppor-ngat-PromiseYouth

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Thankyouforyoursupport!