Essential Skills For Youth Work Practice

Description

This popular textbook gives students a practical understanding of the broad range of skills they will need during the course of their studies and throughout their youth work career. Topics covered include: - Reaching out to young people - Developing young people's participation - Working in different settings - Bringing young people together - Practice placements The new edition will be essential reading for all foundation and undergraduate students of youth work. It will also be a valuable resource for qualified health, social care and education professionals who wish to understand the intricacies of working with young people.

Author description

Kate Sapin has been Programme Director of Community and Youth Work courses at the University of Manchester for the past 23 years.

Table of contents

PART ONE: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPSUnderstanding Youth WorkLocating Youth Work in Different SettingsReaching Out Establishing Voluntary RelationshipsPART TWO: WORKING TOGETHERBringing Young People TogetherHaving FunWorking on IssuesSustaining Growth in GroupsEnhancing Young People's ParticipationPART THREE: SUSTAINING DEVELOPMENTDeveloping a Project ProposalManaging a ProjectOrganising Student PlacementsUsing Supervision