Welcome to Learn by YouthREX!
A professional development platform for Ontario's youth sector. We can't wait to connect and learn with you!
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FreeMindfulness Toolkit
We're excited to launch New Leaf Foundation’s Mindfulness Toolkit on Learn by YouthREX. The Toolkit includes lesson plans with bite-sized activities to engage youth. YouthREX is proud to support the legacy of the New Leaf Foundation so that their resources can continue to have an impact on youth wellbeing. -
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FreeCentering Black Youth Wellbeing Certificate
This online certificate provides the Ontario youth sector with the foundational knowledge to cultivate practices, policies and alliances that challenge, disrupt and combat systematic anti-Black racism.
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FreeCannabis and Youth: A Certificate for Youth Workers
This online certificate provides Ontario youth workers with evidence-based information on the health, social and legal risks associated with cannabis use so they can support informed decision-making, educate and increase awareness among young people.
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FreeProgram Evaluation for Youth Wellbeing
The Program Evaluation for Youth Wellbeing certificate provides the Ontario youth sector with a foundational understanding of the main concepts, approaches and practices relevant to conducting an evaluation of a youth program, and use the findings to improve their programs and share their impact. -
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FreeUsing Spreadsheets in Program Evaluation
The Using Spreadsheets in Program Evaluation certificate provides the Ontario youth sector with an understanding of how to use spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel to collect and analyze program data in an evaluation and communicate data findings with internal and external stakeholders. -
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FreeWorkshop: Trauma-Informed Youth Work
How can we re-imagine our work with young people and their communities from a trauma-informed approach that only focuses on individual harm and injury to a healing-centered practice that fosters possibility and advances collective wellbeing? -
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FreeWorkshop: Engaging Black Youth and Their Families
This workshop explores how to facilitate equitable spaces for Black youth that supports their authentic participation and advocacy; shares strategies for allying with Black youth and their families; and provides an understanding of parenting within the context of historical trauma. -
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FreeWorkshop: The Personal and Professional Contexts of Youth Work
The lectures in this workshop unpack what “youth work” means personally and professionally and take up the question: what does “youth work” mean in terms of our professional practices and obligations? -
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FreeWorkshop: Youth and Violence
This workshop explores what violence and youth justice mean for young people that are susceptible and implicated in violence. It also explores the broader social context and complexities of violence in the lives of young people.
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FreeWorkshop: The Stages of Change Framework
This workshop provides youth workers with an understanding of how to support youth to make difficult but necessary changes in their lives using the Stages of Change Framework. The workshop also includes lectures on Motivational Interviewing and how to combine this with the Stages of Change Framework. -
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FreeWorkshop: Anti-Oppressive Practice
This workshop explores the transformative potential of Anti-Oppressive Practice frameworks for working with youth. It includes lectures on anti-Black racism, Indigenous perspectives, Islamophobia and youth, and supporting LGBTQ+ youth.
The Kit for Centering Black Youth Wellbeing
An online hub for anti-Black racism learning + action + community engagement in Ontario’s youth sector.
Data Hub by YouthREX!
The Data Hub provides the community sector with accessible data about Ontario youth that highlight and focus attention on trends and issues about young people. Data can be powerful tools to inform practices, programs, services, and policies that are more responsive to the unique and distinct experiences of Ontario’s youth.
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Book a 1-on-1 call with a member of our team to discuss any of our free customized services for youth programs in Ontario