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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Wednesday, June 3 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Youth Mental Health 101 |
Boch Center Education Team | Boch Center Wang Theater |
This training is designed specifically for professionals and volunteers who work with young people across various settings. You'll gain a foundational understanding of common youth mental health challenges and learn practical strategies to support youth experiencing mental health difficulties. Training will be led by Boch Center staff members who have been certified as "Behavioral Health Champions" through a specialized program conducted by the Boston Public Health Commission in partnership with Health Resources in Action. The curriculum has been developed by mental health professionals with expertise in youth development and adolescent mental health. |
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Thursday, June 11 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Combatting Compassion Fatigue: Hope as a Discipline |
Ernesto "Eroc" Arroyo-Montano | Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building | Youth workers pour into young people every day and rarely get poured into themselves. Over time, that imbalance can show up as exhaustion, numbness, cynicism, shortened patience, or withdrawal from the work that once felt like purpose. Whether you're deep in it, feeling the edges, or want to recognize it before it arrives, this workshop is for you. This session names compassion fatigue and the deeper wound beneath it: doing transformative work inside systems never designed to sustain us or the young people we serve. Through story sharing, popular education, and embodied practice, participants will have space to be honest, share what sustains them, and leave reminded of why they started. |
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-
Responsive Coaching: Shaping Athlete Behavior
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Restorative Justice: Building Trust in Circles
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Creative Tools for Youth Engagement: Art as a Language
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Supporting Young People Experiencing Grief and Loss
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Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification
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Parent & Family Engagement
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Self Care – Finding Balance in Challenging Times
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The Power of Evaluation: Strengthening Programs with Logic Models
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Coaching with Empathy
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Motivational Interviewing for Youth Workers
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Understanding Anxiety: Creating Supports for Youth Part 2
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Developing Competitors Through Positive Coaching
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Understanding Anxiety: Creating Supports for Youth Part 1
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Empowering Boston’s Youth: Career Readiness and Workforce Development
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Adult, Infant, & Child Heartsaver CPR with AED Certification Course
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LGBTQ+ Identity and Expression 201
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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
