Пересказ Youth Work

Youth work is defined as activities that intentionally seek to impact older children and adolescents. The main purpose of youth work is to enhance the personal and social development of young persons. Youth workers normally perform managerial, analytical and consulting activities in the sphere of youth work.

 Different varieties of youth work include centre-based work, detached work, outreach youth work and school-based work.

Centre-based youth work is carried out at dedicated places, which may include facilities such as drop-in coffee bars, sports facilities and advice centres.

Detached youth work is a form of street-based youth work provision. Detached work is used as a method of delivering informal and social education.

Outreach youth work is a form of youth work that takes place on young people’s own territory and is a method of work that supports new and existing centres and projects. 

School-based work is normally carried out in schools. It may include lessons, assemblies, after-school clubs, one to one mentoring etc.

In the UK and lots of other countries, the main distinction is usually made between statutory youth workers, those who work for a government, and non-statutory ones, those that work as volunteers. Youth workers in the public sector often start a career in school or youth centre environment, which is relatively safe. With experience, they can be promoted to mentoring and counseling work.