"Managing Up": Assuring You Have What You Need to be The Best YPA Supervisor Possible!

When: Wednesday, December 7 - 11:30 AM

Duration: 1 hours 30 minutes

Location: Zoom

Event Details:

This session presented a brief overview of “managing-up” and why it is important to supervisors. Through small break-outs, supervisors practiced techniques to work within their organizations as “champions” of Youth Peer Advocacy and get all that’s needed to help the YPA grow and thrive. Supervisors discussed ways to develop a strong relationship with their supervisor and how to use leadership skills to guide the team to deliver results that are timely and impressive. This session focused on influencing those above you to manage effectively, so that you have what YOU and your YPA staff need to be successful. We also touched on how supervisors can encourage the YPAs they work with to ‘manage-up’ themselves.

Other events in this series:

Thu, Oct 6 2022

Understanding the Role of Youth Peer Advocates: A Panel Discussion

Location: Zoom

Summary:

This webinar provided an overview of Youth Peer Support Services.

Thu, Oct 13 2022

Who’s in the Driver’s Seat? Supervising YPA’s to Assure Youth Are Active Participants in Service Provision

Location: Zoom

Summary:

Presenters discussed strategies that YPAs can use in their practice.

Tue, Oct 25 2022

YPA Supervision Through a Recovery and Resiliency Lens

Location: Zoom

Summary:

This session will delve into how supervision can support the provision of services through a lens of recovery and resilience.

Mon, Nov 14 2022

Part 1: Best Practices in Youth Peer Advocacy: Supervising for Success

Location: Zoom

Summary:

This webinar focused on methods of supervision that will nurture the provision of the many best practices required for a YPA to be their most effective and efficient self in their work. 

Thu, Nov 17 2022

Part 2: Best Practices in Youth Peer Advocacy: Supervising for Success

Location: Zoom

Summary:

This webinar focused on methods of supervision that will nurture the provision of the many best practices required for a YPA to be their most effective and efficient self in their work.