title: The intermediary role in youth worker professional development: successes and challenges.
abstract: This chapter examines the role of a national network of local and regional intermediary organizations in initiating and sustaining community-based youth worker professional development systems. This approach is instructive for other intermediaries in establishing training standards, assessing impact, providing organizational supports for youth development workers, and going to scale.
authors.affiliation: Academy for Educational Development, USA.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Fran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rothstein
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gajdosik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D011361:Professional Competence; D024382:Professional Role; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States