Essential Skills for Youth Work Practice
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. The Second Edition includes a new chapter on practice placements, and has been updated to be brought in line with the latest policy and professional regulation context.
The book outlines the core principles and values of youth work, and shows that through a participatory, anti-oppressive approach, professionals can make an impact on young people's lives.
Topics covered include:
- Reaching out to young people
- Developing young people's participation
- Working in different settings
- Bringing young people together
Chapters include practical examples and further reading to enable readers to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
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.
Accessible and easy to use for Youth work students
A well laid out book that clearly sets the context for youth work practice.
Overall, an excellent resource for staff, students and youth projects.
It is a valuable text to support work based learning
This book is excellent for both students and youth work lecturers and covers all of the key areas in youth work in a easy-to-understand way. This book has already been highly recommended to students in core youth work modules and will be put as essential reading for youth work students. It will also be recommended for students on the BSc Youth Studies degree.
Copies of this book have recently been ordered by our subject libriarian.
I had the previous copy of this book and have reccomended it to my students in their assignment briefs. it is clearly written and well presented.
An excellent resource for youth and community work students
This is key text for students studying a youth and community course. It gives a comprehensive guide as well as theoreticla models of practice.
It is written in a language that is easy to understand and can support the learning of a first year student with little expereince. A good buy.
This will be a key book for first year students of youth work. Very clear and easy to understand. A great improvement on first edition
An excellent resource for practitioners which clearly links theory and practice.
