This is Youth Work: Stories from Practice
This is Youth Work: Stories from Practice
Developed by: In Defence of Youth Work (IDYW), (with funding support from trade unions – UNISON and UNITE/Community & Youth Workers Union) UK
Type of the tool/practice: Publication/Handbook, Video/Film, Event/Meeting/Seminar
Recognition dimensions addressed by the tool/practices: Self-recognition, Social recognition, Political recognition
Level of influence of your tool/practice: Organisational, Local/Regional, National
Target group(s) for the tool/practice:
- Practising youth workers
- Students and tutors on youth work training/qualifying courses
- Managers of youth work facilities and organisations
- Policy makers in the field of youth policy
Short description:
As a direct response to the UK Government’s restrictive policies on youth work in 2009, the campaign ‘In Defence of Youth Work’ (IDYW) was established. The campaign aimed at increasing the awareness and the recognition of what makes youth work a distinctive practice, the book entitled ‘This is Youth Work: Stories from Practice’ was published in 2012. The book has served as a basis for ongoing nation-wide discussions on the value of youth work in the regularly organised ‘Youth work story-telling workshops’ for youth workers, managers, students and trainers. The ultimate aim of these workshops is to help self-recognition by the youth workers, but also to provide politicians and other policy-makers with an accessible source of credible evidence on the value and impacts of youth work.
Contact details:
Contact person: Bernard Davies, e-mail: [email protected]
Contact person: Tony Taylor, e-mail: [email protected]
Links and references:
- In Defence of Youth Work: http://indefenceofyouthwork.com/about/
- Book ‘This is Youth Work – Stories from Practice’: http://indefenceofyouthwork.com/the-stories-project/
Additional material to download: