1. Giving Kids What They Need to Succeed
“THE POWER OF ONE!”
“Developmental AssetsTM #101”
Keith Pattinson

2. The 40 Developmental AssetsTM
The 40 Developmental Assets are building blocks that can help all kids grow up to be healthy, caring and responsible
Search InstituteSM describes them as “positive experiences and personal qualities that young people need to grow up healthy, caring and responsible.”

3. The Categories of Developmental Assets
External Assets
Support
Empowerment
Boundaries and Expectations
Constructive Use of Time
Internal Assets
Commitment to Learning
Positive Values
Social Competencies
Positive Identity T3

4. 40 Developmental Assets EXTERNAL ASSETS Support Family support
Positive family communication
Other adult relationships
Caring neighborhood
Caring school climate
Parent involvement in schooling
Empowerment
Community values youth
Youth as resources
Service to others
Safety
Copyright © Search Institute

5. 40 Developmental Assets EXTERNAL ASSETS Boundaries and Expectations
Family boundaries
School boundaries
Neighborhood boundaries
Adult role models
Positive peer influence
High expectations
Constructive Use of Time
Creative activities
Youth programs
Religious community
Time at home
Copyright © Search Institute

6. 40 Developmental Assets INTERNAL ASSETS Commitment to Learning
Achievement motivation
School engagement
Homework
Bonding to school
Reading for pleasure
Positive Values
Caring
Equality and social justice
Integrity
Honesty
Responsibility
Restraint
Copyright © Search Institute

7. 40 Developmental Assets INTERNAL ASSETS Social Competencies
Planning and decision making
Interpersonal competence
Cultural competence
Resistance skills
Peaceful conflict resolution
Positive Identity
Personal power
Self-esteem
Sense of purpose
Positive view of personal future
Copyright © Search Institute

8. The Gap in Assets Among Youth
Informal comparisons of gaps in Assets in the lives of American / Canadian young people participating in student profile surveys show little difference in the number of Assets reported

9. The Gap in Assets Among Youth
Copyright © Search Institute 5
Report Number 4028
School District of Okanagan Skaha

10. The Power of Assets to Protect
Starting and Supporting Asset Building in Communities T6

11. The Power of Assets to Promote
Starting and Supporting Asset Building in Communities T7

12. Principals of Asset Building
All children and youth need assets.
Relationships are key.
Everyone can build assets.
Asset building is an ongoing process.
Delivering consistent messages is crucial
Duplication and repetition are necessary.
Copyright © Search Institute

13. A New View FROM… Young people’s  problems Professional’s work 
As an Asset Builder you will probably find it helpful to change your view
FROM…
Young people’s  problems
Professional’s work 
Young people 
absorbing resources
Troubled young 
people
TO…
Young people’s strengths
Everyone’s work
Young people as resources
All young people

14. Bibliography
Search Institute Home July 2004 <
The following are trademarks of Search Institute: Developmental AssetsTM and Search InstituteSM
Byers, Mary, and Kathryn L. Hong, eds. Essentials of Asset Building: A Curriculum for Trainers. Revised by: James Conway. Designed by: Wendy Johnson Production manager: Rebecca Manfredini. Minneapolis: Search Institute, 2002.

15. PowerPoint Created by: Rachael M. Dillman
Thank You
PowerPoint Created by:
Rachael M. Dillman

16. When I leave this workshop and return to my
family, community, neighborhood or place of work…..
I plan to… do what?
(Explain your asset building idea) _
In order to enhance or introduce assets in the lives of children and young people who are….or could be within my influence.