CYFERnet Online Professional Development Resources help you learn more about topics related to children, youth and families. We feature our own CYFERnet Online Seminars, and have collected the best online journals, blogs, and courses to assist you in learning what you need.

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Online Professional Development Resources

Upcoming CYFERnet Online Seminars

Youth Development's 100 Year Legacy:
Lessons to shape future research and practice.
February 13, 2012 12:30 - 2:00 Eastern Time

The "emerging field" of youth development has a 100 year history of program and research. Join this webinar to explore the trends, values, systems and issues of this exciting and challenging history.
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Past Seminars and Conferences

Our Archive of CYFERnet Online Seminars
Seminars we have offered over the past several years - watch at your own convenience!

DoD/USDA Family Resilience 2011 Conference Proceedings, including videos of our Keynote (Jeanette Betancourt, Larry Brendtro, Tyler Greene, Angela Diaz), Town Hall with the Senior Enlisted Advisors from the Military Services, and Research (Ben Kirshner, Ann Masten, Velma Murry, Kenneth Reardon and Shelley Wadsworth) presenters.

CYFAR Competency & Capacity Building Virtual Summit: Evidence-based Practices and Strategies for Working with Vulnerable Populations proceedings, including video presentations and discussions on issues of growing up poor, economic stress on youth and families, cultural competence and includsive programming, and evidence-based strategies (what works, implementing, and documenting).

CYFAR 2010 Proceedings, including videos of our Keynote (James Garbarino, Susan Limber) and Research (Joyce Arditti, Carol Dweck) presenters

eXtension Online Training

National 4-H Directory - Professional Development

Other Professional Development Resources