Fri, January 17, 2025
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County

2300 High Ridge Road

Boynton Beach, Florida 33426

It was a great experience, I learned a lot. It gave me the opportunity to see some areas where I need to work to better my leadership and my program!

Lorena D
Afterschool Professional

Disclosure of Proprietary Interest Policy

Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc.’s Training Instructors

All facilitators of Prime Time’s Professional Development trainings are full-time staff working for the organization. Prime Time does not currently, but may in the future, employ independent contractors to design or deliver continuing education or trainings.

Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc. Materials

All products, instruments, devices or materials used in Prime Time’s Professional Development trainings are the property of Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc., therefore there are no product promotions or endorsements during learning events. Prime Time does not sell products or services and therefore there are no royalties or profits gained.

Disclosure of Proprietary Interest

If in the future, any of Prime Time’s facilitators have a proprietary interest in products, instruments, devices or materials used in training, these interests must be divulged in writing and proof of this disclosure must be evident in marketing and learning materials for the specific training event. No instructor may receive any share of the royalties or profits from the product promotion or endorsement. Prime Time Palm Beach County does not support, condone, or encourage working with instructors who may have a commercial interest in any products or services mentioned during the course of a training event.

The director of Professional Development is responsible for approving all training content and materials. Should the training reference a specific product, material, instrument, or service, the director or Professional Development is accountable for ensuring that the instructor either has no proprietary interest or makes a full disclosure. Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc. reserves the right to dismiss any trainer who fails to make a full disclosure regarding proprietary interest with regards to any aspect of a training event.

In the unlikely event that a trainer does have proprietary interests and is still contracted to conduct a training or workshop, this information will be communicated to prospective participants prior to the start of the program through Prime Time’s website and registration forms.

Artful Approaches in OST: Strengthening Community and Emotional Awareness Through Creativity – IN-PERSON

Believing that all people are creative, this training is for everybody!  You do not have to be an artist to participate.  This introductory session is designed to strengthen practitioner’s knowledge on how the arts can be used to build community and navigate stress for mental and emotional health.  This training is focused on using creative expression, theatre games, music, and simple art experiences to increase empathy, emotion awareness, and connection with youth. Through experiential learning, participants will develop key skills that can be applied immediately in OST programming.

Upon successful completion of this training, the participant will earn 2 clock hours (.2 CEUs) of training.

Training Objectives 

Participants will:

Recognize the value of creative expression to support learning and skill building in the OST field.
Discover how to facilitate creative expression activities to foster empathy, enhance emotion awareness, and build community in programming.
Identify key principles to effectively support youth through creativity and the imagination.

Core Knowledge, Skills and Competencies Addressed (CKSCs):

Child/Youth Growth and Development   

Apply – C. Communicates about physical, cognitive, language and communication, social and emotional, cultural and creative differences among children and youth.

Learning Environments and Curriculum

Physical, Social/Emotional, and Cognitive Development  

Apply – B. Implements strategies to develop young people’s self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, relationship-building and responsible decision-making skills.

Creative Expression

Identify – A. Articulates the value of creative expression as necessary to the development of the individual.

Apply – A. Incorporates activities promoting creative development.

Apply – C. – Encourages children and youth to try new activities.

Apply – D. – Provides equipment and materials for use in a variety of ways to encourage imagination and creativity.

Apply – E. – Adapts creative activities and interactions to support diverse needs and abilities.

Apply – F. – Incorporates activities for self-expression that respectfully and authentically reflect diverse cultural traditions.

Relationships and Interactions with Children and Youth

Individual Child / Youth Guidance

Provides a supportive environment in which children and youth can learn and practice pro-social behaviors.

Enhancing Group Experiences

Apply – C. Plans and guides group activities to teach children and youth cooperation and collaboration.

Primary QIS Scales Addressed

I. Safe Environment

I-E. Creating Safe Spaces

I-E-1. Foster positive climate

I-E-2. Convey warmth and respect

I-E-3. Provide support for safe space

I-E-6. Show active inclusion

II. Supportive Environment

II-G. Emotion Coaching

II-G.1. Acknowledge emotions

II-G.2. Support young people to name emotions

II-G. 3. Discuss constructive handling

II-G. 4. Discuss emotion causes

III. Interactive Environment

III-K. Sense of Belonging

III-K.1. Young people get to know each other

III-K.2. Inclusive relationships

III-N. Cultivating Empathy

III.N.2. Encourage understanding other’s emotions