What is youth work?

What is youth work?
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According to the Youth Work Act (2001) youth work is a planned programme of educational design for the purpose of aiding and enhancing the personal and social development of young persons through their voluntary participation and which is complimentary to their formal, academic or vocational training and is provided primarily by voluntary youth work organisations
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Youth Work usually takes place in youth centres.  These youth centres have equipment and resources which has been selected by young people e.g Playstations, pool tables, dart board, Table Tennis.  Even cooking equipment and a snack or drink. 
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Youth Work provides opportunities for young people to participate in programmes and activities.  Examples of what happens in a youth group include 
•	Creative Arts
•	Sports
•	STEAM 
•	Cookery 
•	Trips and Events
•	Personal Development Programmes 
•	Music 
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he relationship between the youth worker and the young people is central to all aspects of youth work.  Youth Work provides young people with the opportunity to make decisions about things that affect them.  All youth work activity is young person led and needs based.  Young people decide what happens in their youth group.  Young people participate in youth work activity on a voluntary basis.  
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Youth Work provides young people with a warm, safe and healthy environment to meet up and hang out with friends, to take part in a range of needs based, structured programmes and activities, to interact with positive adult role models, avail of up to date relevant and accurate information on issues that affect them, get support for formal education and the opportunity to take part in a range of activities and events that they may otherwise not have access to. 
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What does a Youth Worker do? 
Youth Workers build and develop positive relationships with young people.  They can adapt what happens and how they work according to the individual needs of the young people.  They promote positive relationships with young people taking part in planned activities and programmes. They offer young people the support that they require to face the challenges that they meet along the way.  Youth Workers promote equality and provide learning opportunities for young people.  Youth workers are supportive and non-judgmental
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What do Youth Work Organisations do?  
As local youth services – the way of work is all about a young persons right to participate in life AS FOLLOWS;
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What is youth work?

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