Dilemmas in youth work and youth development practice

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ISBN: 9781317549871 (e-book: PDF)
ISBN: 9781315730738 (e-book)
ISBN: 9781317549857 (e-book: Mobi)
ISBN: 9781317549864 (e-book: ePub)
ISBN: 9781138843950 (hardback)
ISBN: 9781138843967 (paperback)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 140 pages) : illustrations, text file, PDF
Publisher: London ; Routledge, ©2016.

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Becoming a youth worker -- 2. Learning to "read" : cultivating ecological intelligence -- 3. Navigating inexperience : how reflection guides practice for a novice youth worker -- 4. Balancing high expectations, program structure, and youth realities : making kids fit the program or the program fit the kids -- 5. Balancing conflicting values from home, a youth organization, and the community : keeping youth well-being at the center of youth work -- 6. Youth worker and organizational responses to risky behavior and dangerous situations -- 7. Balancing youth privacy with the youth worker's need for information : the importance of organizational support in dilemma resolution -- 8. Activating personal knowledge to balance the needs of high-risk youth with the safety of others in the program -- 9. "When I heard who it was, I knew it wasn't a real gun" : "reading" the context to maintain safety -- 10. "Do they think we're not in charge?" : addressing dilemmas that arise in a social justice youth development approach -- 11. Cross-cutting themes and implications for youth worker professional development.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print format.