Ross, Laurie.
Dilemmas in youth work and youth development practice / Laurie Ross, Shane Capra, Lindsay Carpenter, Julia Hubbell and Kathrin Walker. - 1 Edition. - x, 140 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Becoming a youth worker -- Learning to "read" : cultivating ecological intelligence -- Navigating inexperience : how reflection guides practice for a novice youth worker -- Balancing high expectations, program structure, and youth realities : making kids fit -- The program or the program fit the kids -- Balancing conflicting values from home, a youth organization, and the community : keeping youth wellbeing at the center of youth work -- Youth worker and organizational responses to risky behavior and dangerous situations -- Balancing youth privacy with the youth worker's need for information : the importance of organizational support in dilemma resolution -- Activating personal knowledge to balance the needs of high-risk youth with the safety of others in the program -- "When I heard who it was, I knew it wasn't a real gun" : "reading" the context to maintain safety -- "Do they think we're not in charge?" : addressing dilemmas that arise in a social justice youth development approach -- Cross-cutting themes and implications for youth worker professional development.
General
9781138843950 (hardback) 9781138843967 (pbk.)
Youth workers--United States.
Employee motivation--United States.
Career development--United States.
Youth Organizations
Youth Centres
Social Workers
Youth
United States
Career Development Youth Workers
01220-GG
Dilemmas in youth work and youth development practice / Laurie Ross, Shane Capra, Lindsay Carpenter, Julia Hubbell and Kathrin Walker. - 1 Edition. - x, 140 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Becoming a youth worker -- Learning to "read" : cultivating ecological intelligence -- Navigating inexperience : how reflection guides practice for a novice youth worker -- Balancing high expectations, program structure, and youth realities : making kids fit -- The program or the program fit the kids -- Balancing conflicting values from home, a youth organization, and the community : keeping youth wellbeing at the center of youth work -- Youth worker and organizational responses to risky behavior and dangerous situations -- Balancing youth privacy with the youth worker's need for information : the importance of organizational support in dilemma resolution -- Activating personal knowledge to balance the needs of high-risk youth with the safety of others in the program -- "When I heard who it was, I knew it wasn't a real gun" : "reading" the context to maintain safety -- "Do they think we're not in charge?" : addressing dilemmas that arise in a social justice youth development approach -- Cross-cutting themes and implications for youth worker professional development.
General
9781138843950 (hardback) 9781138843967 (pbk.)
Youth workers--United States.
Employee motivation--United States.
Career development--United States.
Youth Organizations
Youth Centres
Social Workers
Youth
United States
Career Development Youth Workers
01220-GG