“Human Behavior and Social Settings” course: training youth in conflict resolution

Social Work majors were trained in conflict resolution as a part of the Human Behavior and Social Settings course. The service-learning component involved these majors in conflict management for youth enrolled in the local Boys & Girls Club; Big Brothers and Big Sisters; Dudley High School; and the several youth outreach programs sponsored by Bennett College (i.e. NASA Scholars for Excellence in Mathematics, Science, Engineering and Technology , and TeensLead, the leadership program for area teens). Over 375 Greensboro, N.C. elementary, middle, and high school youth ages 8-18 have been trained in conflict resolution through this service project. The participants…