Essential Skills for Youth Work Practice
- Kate Sapin - University of Manchester, UK
Topics covered include:
- Reaching out to young people
- Developing young people's participation
- Working in different settings
- Bringing young people together
- Practice placements
The new edition will be essential reading for all foundation and undergraduate students of youth work. It will also be a valuable resource for qualified health, social care and education professionals who wish to understand the intricacies of working with young people.
This is a very good practical text for students who are considering a career in (or practising in the field of) youth work. I particularly found the first chapter useful when teaching students the importance of values, youth work principles and ethical practice.
Accessible and easy to use for Youth work students
A well laid out book that clearly sets the context for youth work practice.
Overall, an excellent resource for staff, students and youth projects.
It is a valuable text to support work based learning
This book is excellent for both students and youth work lecturers and covers all of the key areas in youth work in a easy-to-understand way. This book has already been highly recommended to students in core youth work modules and will be put as essential reading for youth work students. It will also be recommended for students on the BSc Youth Studies degree.
Copies of this book have recently been ordered by our subject libriarian.
I had the previous copy of this book and have reccomended it to my students in their assignment briefs. it is clearly written and well presented.
An excellent resource for youth and community work students
This is key text for students studying a youth and community course. It gives a comprehensive guide as well as theoreticla models of practice.
It is written in a language that is easy to understand and can support the learning of a first year student with little expereince. A good buy.
This will be a key book for first year students of youth work. Very clear and easy to understand. A great improvement on first edition
