Youth Work in The Commonwealth: A Growth Profession
Synopsis
Youth Work in the Commonwealth: A Growth Profession establishes a baseline to inform the planning and implementation of initiatives to professionalise youth work in Commonwealth member countries. The study was conducted in 35 countries in the Africa, Asia, the Caribbean/Americas, Europe and Pacific regions.
It catalogues the extent to which the youth work profession is formally recognised in these countries and examines the qualities and rights-based ethos of the various forms of youth work promoted and practiced in the Commonwealth.
The report aims to help countries learn from good practices, and assess gaps in establishing youth work as a recognised profession in diverse contexts.
Chapters
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Credits
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Acknowledgments
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Foreword
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Glossary
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Executive Summary
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Background
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Introduction to Youth Work
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Defining Professionalism
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Paradigms of Practice
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A Selective History of Youth Work
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Trends in National Youth Work Practice
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Legislation and Policy
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Professional Associations for Youth Work
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Qualifications Pathway
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Regulating Practice
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Professional Validation of Youth Work Education and Training
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Professional Supervision
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Financial Investment and Youth Worker Remuneration
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Conclusions and Recommendations – Way Forward for Professional Youth Work
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Annex 1: Identified Commonwealth Youth Workers' Associations
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Annex 2: Baseline Questionnaire
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Annex 3: Baseline Interviewees
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Annex 4: State/National Youth Representation Structures as of mid-2016
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Annex 5: Principles Linked to Course Content and Subject Areas
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Annex 6: Core Building Blocks for Youth Work Education and Training: An Example from the Youth Workers' Association Australia
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Annex 7: Graduate Capabilities: Youth Workers' Association – Australia
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