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BROOKLYNAREAMASTERGUIDETRAININGPROGRAM
ChrisM.Jones,Instructor SeminarChildDevelopmentandPsychologySeminar Location MaranathaSeventhdayAdventistChurch 899WinthropSt. Brooklyn,NY DateSaturday,28March2009 PurposeThemodernappreciationofthepsychosocialattributesofyoungpeopleisreflectiveofa sacredimperativetoandasecularpreoccupationwithrecognizingandprotectingtherightsofthechild, andrespondingtotheuniqueneedsthatarisefromtheirdevelopment. Afterthispresentation,theaudiencewillbe,Conversantwiththephysical,social,intellectual,and spiritualcharacteristicsandbepreparedtoimplementcreativeandrelevantideasinresponsetothe needsthatarisefromtheirdevelopment. Presentationobjectives 1. Toidentifytheintellectualandspiritualideasthatundergirdourattentiontothedevelopmentofyoung people 2. ToinformtheMasterGuidecandidateofthesocial,spiritual,physical,andintellectualattributesofthe youngperson(childhoodthroughyoungadulthood),and 3. Tograpplewithandrespondtothedoctrinalandhistoricalilliteracyofouryoungpeople,specifically, andourchurch,ingeneral. Presentation
1. Point1:Thestudyofchildandadolescentdevelopmentrequiresthattheybeseenasagroupdistinct
fromadults. Support: a. Deuteronomy6:49 b. MotherJonesMarchoftheMillChildren c. UnitedNationsDeclarationoftheRightsoftheChild d. TheAYStory:ABriefHistoryofYouthMinistryintheSeventhdayAdventistChurch,p.46, 910 e. TheChurchManual,p.109117 f. Childrenarenotthepeopleoftomorrow,butpeopletoday.Theyareentitledtobetaken seriously.Theyhavearighttobetreatedbyadultswithtendernessandrespect,as equals."(JanuszKorscak)
Essentialquestion:Howdoeseachdocumentsupporttheideathatchildrenshouldbetreatedasa uniquegroupandnotaslittleadults?
2. Point2:Youngpeopleexperiencesignificantandobservablechange,growth,andmaturitysocially,