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Youth Work Principles and Practices

Matsh Youth Development, In Dubai (+2 locations)
Length
4 days
Price
2,200 USD
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Course delivery
Classroom, Self-Paced Online
Length
4 days
Price
2,200 USD
Next course start
Dates Are Flexible. Contact us for the next available dates (+2 start dates)
Course delivery
Classroom, Self-Paced Online
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Youth Work Principles and Practices

Youth Work Principles and Practices

This program is designed to introduce you to a range of different approaches to working with young people. You may already have experience of youth work. If so, then you have been working in a wide-ranging and complex field. However, you may have experience of only one type of youth work practice. We have designed this program so that you can get a clear understanding of several of the key practices in youth work. This will enable you to develop your insight and skill by allowing you to draw on a rich frame of reference.

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  • Classroom
  • Dubai
  • English

Online delivery option may be available - Please contact provider

  • Self-Paced Online
  • Online
  • English

Suitability - Who should attend?

  • Student activities coordinators.
  • Young leaders.
  • Youth workers in government departments, corporates and NGOs.
  • School and University teachers.
  • Professionals responsible for policy formulation and strategy development in youth focused organizations.

Outcome / Qualification etc.

When you successfully complete this program, you should be able to:

  • Define Youth Development concept.
  • Briefly describe, in your own words, the history and position of youth development work in your country.
  • Delineate the professional role of  the youth worker.
  • Explain the important factors that have affected youth development work and that influence current trends.
  • Begin working effectively with young people and adults in enabling them to improve the quality of their lives.
  • Select from a range of different approaches to youth development work those that are most appropriate to specific circumstances.

Training Course Content

Course Outline

Day 1

  • Youth Development
  • What is Youth development? and how does it influence youth work?
  • Youth Development theories and practivcies
  • Interactionist perspective - Functional Perspective
  • Youth Development Values
  • Enabling - Empowering

Day 2

  • Youth development work: history and traditions
  • Youth development work in families and communities
  • Youth work as social and leisure provision
  • Out of school education
  • Youth work for national development
  • Youth welfare work

Day 3

  • Youth development work: models and approaches
  • Treatment Model
  • Reform Model
  • Advocacy Model
  • Conscientisation Model
  • Youth Development Practices

Day 4

  • Youth Worker roles and methods
  • Working face to face with young people in a variety of settings
  • Managing and supporting other paid and volunteer workers
  • Formulating and developing community policies for governmental and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

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