In-Service Training: Filtering the Noise from Young Hood Boys
In the communication process, noise is anything that impedes a message from being heard. Research suggest that positive messages from parents, teachers, and the media may go ignored by youth. Yet these same youth display macho attitudes consistent with those of rap artists. The negative messages are sticking and good messages are not.
Young boys need an adult voice of reason to help them understand the danger of buying into and emulating negative subcultures. This workshop deals with strategies to empower foster parents to empower boys to resist the call of "Thug Life" and become productive citizens.
Please join the CASA/GAL Program of Summit County as we present a specialized training series on “Advocacy for Boys of Color Involved in the Child Welfare System”. This series is made possible by a generous grant from the GPD Employee’s Foundation, Inc.
In 2014, GPD Group established a 501(c)(3) medium named the “GPD Group Employees’ Foundation, Inc.” to aid in channeling donations that will enrich the K-12 public education experience and support at-risk children and those with medical and special needs. We thank them for their support!
