Working with Young People

• PART ONE: YOUNG PEOPLE IN SOCIETYPolicy, Practice and Research in Work with Young People - Jason Wood and Jean HineYouth as a Social Construction - Mary Jane KehilyTrouble and Tribes: Young People and Community - Jeremy BrentTeenage Pregnancy and Parenthood: Implications for Policy and Practice - Aniela WenhamWhat Does the ′Teen Brain′ Research Say, and What Does it Mean for Practitioners? - Howard Sercombe and Tomas Paus Youth Work in a Cold Climate - Tom WyliePART TWO: THE NATURE OF WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLEDefining Good Youth Work - Gina Ingram and Jean HarrisEvery Day is Different - Jean Spence and Carol Devanney Helping: Definitions and Purposes - Hazel L. Reid and Alison J. FieldingInformal Learning in Youth Work: Times, People and Places - Janet BatsleerThinking Ethically - Howard SercombeA Social Theory of Learning - Etienne WengerPART THREE: THE PRACTICES OF WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLECrossing the Boundaries? Working Informally in Formal Settings - Sheila Curran and Tyrrell GoldingEnhancing Young People′s Participation - Kate SapinDeveloping Generative Themes for Community Action - Dave Beck and Rod PurcellWorking with Groups of Young People - Jane WestergaardYouth Work in a Digital Age - Jane MelvinFaith-based Youth Work - Lessons from the Christian Sector - Naomi StantonSupervision as a Youth Work Tool - Liesl Conradie

An exploration of knowledge and skills needed to support young people through key transitions; a recommended read for those already working with young people and also for students training to be practitioners.