Professional Development Series
An annual series of no-cost professional learning opportunities for youth-serving individuals and organizations.
The OYEA Professional Development Series supports Boston's youth population by offering high quality professional educational opportunities to the individuals who serve them every day. This annual series is planned with Boston's youth-serving individuals in mind, offering access to trainings focused on youth work including best practices, mental health, first-aid, and much more.
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1481 TREMONT STREET BOSTON, MA 02120
Upcoming Workshops
View and register for all trainings! Reach out to daniel.bryan@boston.gov with any questions.
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| DATE | TITLE | TRAINER | LOCATION | DESCRIPTION |
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| DATE |
Thursday, November 13th 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | |||
| TITLE |
LGBTQ+ Identity and Expression 201 | |||
| TRAINER | Tate Duffy, Greater Boston PFLAG | |||
| LOCATION | Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building | |||
| DESCRIPTION | Continue growing as an LGBTQ+ ally by exploring the real-life experiences of LGBTQ+ people. This session dives into the challenges many LGBTQ+ people face in a mostly cisgender and straight world, with a closer look at what it means to be trans, nonbinary, or gender expansive. You’ll build empathy, strengthen your allyship, and walk away with tools to better support people in your own life. | |||
| DATE |
Thursday, November 20th 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | |||
| TITLE |
Adult, Infant, & Child Heartsaver CPR with AED Certification Course | |||
| TRAINER | Boston EMS | |||
| LOCATION | Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building | |||
| DESCRIPTION | This course will be taught by EMTs from City of Boston Emergency Medical services. Heartsaver CPR AED is geared for anyone with limited or no medical training who wants a course completion card in CPR and AED to use to meet job, regulatory, or other requirements. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card, valid for two years. This course is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches adult and child CPR and AED use, infant CPR, and how to relieve choking in adults, children, and infants. This course teaches skills with the American Heart Association's research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows instructors to observe the students, provide feedback, and guide the students’ learning of skills. | |||
| DATE |
Wednesday, December 10th 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. | |||
| TITLE |
Understanding Anxiety: Creating Supports for Youth Part 1 | |||
| TRAINER | Boston Children’s Hospital Neighborhood Partnerships | |||
| LOCATION | Tobin Municipal Building | |||
| DESCRIPTION | Anxiety is one of the most prevalent behavioral health challenges for children and adolescents today with 32% of youth ages 13-28 experiencing an anxiety disorder (NIH). In Part 1 of this workshop, the focus will be on sharing information about anxiety and identifying proactive strategies that can help to create supportive environments for young people experiencing it. This workshop will be focused on engaging in interactive activities focused on enhancing program routines and structures to help reduce stress inducing situations along with ideas for sharing information about anxiety with all staff. |
2025-26 Program Partners
At OYEA, partnerships are at the heart of everything we do. We're proud to be partnered with these outstanding community organizations to provide high quality professional skills training to Boston’s youth-serving individuals.
Past Workshops
Past Workshops-
Introduction to Restorative Justice for Youth Workers
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Social Emotional Learning
- Adolescent Development and Relationship Building
- Facilitation and Group Management
- Level Up! Improve Your Program's Quality
- Introduction to Restorative Justice for Youth Workers
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification
- Retention and Recruitment of Youth
- Real Talk: Healthy Relationships, Conflict Resolution, and Trauma-Informed Care
- Understanding Anxiety: Creating Supports for Youth
- Chronic Marijuana Use in Teens & Young Adults
- Adult, Infant, & Child Heartsaver CPR with AED Certification Course
- Best Practices in Fundraising
- Creating Safe Communities for LGBTQ+ Youth
- Addressing Youth Substance Use Disorder
- Building and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries with Youth
- Juvenile Justice 101
- Essentials of Working with Youth and Young Adults
Who's Involved:
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1481 TREMONT STREET BOSTON, MA 02120
