What is youth work and why is it important?

The key purpose of youth work is to: “Enable young people to develop holistically, working with them to facilitate their personal, social and educational development, to enable them to develop their voice, influence and place in society and to reach their full potential.”

Why is youth development important?

Positive youth development programs strengthen young people’s sense of identity, belief in the future, self-regulation, and self-efficacy as well as their social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral competence.

What are the benefits of youth participating?

Benefits for young people include:

• Increased competencies, self-esteem, skills and knowledge;
• Enhanced individual development as it provides youth with opportunities to generate real community change;
• Increased status and stature in the community;
• Increased self-discipline and time management;

What are the youth work values?

Youth work values

• Young people choosing to take part.
• Utilising young people’s view of the world.
• Treating young people with respect.
• Seeking to develop young people’s skills and attitudes rather than remedy ‘problem behaviours’.
• Helping young people develop stronger relationships and collective identities.

How do you work with youth?

Top Ten Tips for Working with Youth

1. Build a rapport.
2. Understand their values.
3. Find out what impact they want to make.
4. Help them understand their strengths.
5. Talk about the importance of communication skills.
6. Let them teach you something.
7. Be structured, yet flexible.
8. Think globally.

What is the goal of positive youth development?

Positive youth development goal is to build and strengthen personal qualities that enable adolescents to grow and flourish throughout life (Park, 2004). Positive youth development suggests that by focusing on adolescents’ strengths, the impact of negative risk factors will be reduced (Thornberry, 1995).

What youth work means?

Throughout the United States and Canada, youth work is any activity that seeks to engage young people in coordinated programs, including those that are recreational, educational, or social by nature and design. “Youth work” is defined as activities that intentionally seek to impact young people.

What is youth work approach?

workers. Youth Work recognises the young person and the youth worker as partners in a learning process – The young person is recognised as an active partner who can, and should, have opportunities and resources to shape their lives.

Why do you love working with youth?

Working with young people is attractive because it allows us to take vicarious satisfaction in their achievements. But the sight of those young people failing to fulfil their creative potential is unbearable because it reminds us so powerfully of our own unfulfilled potential.

How can I be a good youth?

Here are 10 ways to help you succeed.

1. Have a plan, but remain flexible. Kids are trying to figure things out.
2. Model behavior. Don’t fall into the “do as I say, not as I do” trap.
3. Empower others.
4. Get organized.
5. Wear a thick skin.
6. View learning as a two-way street.
7. Be ready for anything.
8. Remember: it’s not all about you!

How can you positively influence youth?

Seven Ways To Be A Positive Influence on Children and Young People

1. Be available. Nothing says “You matter” more than a busy parent giving a child undivided attention.
2. Be warm.
3. Listen, but don’t fix.
4. Set limits.
5. Play.
6. Be grateful.
7. Love them and show it every day.