Youth Work Ethics [Paperback]

Ethis is a vital issue for youth workers. Youth work projects are often established to encourage an ethical purpose among young people and this book helps youth workers to think about ways of developing ethical reflection in young people. It considers the establishment of organisations, by neighbourhoods and networks, to express an ethical purpose among young people. Youth work professionals will learn how to site their practice within the professional code and work in complex and unpredictable contexts. The book also encourages youth workers to think about the development of ethical reflection by young people.This book will help youth workers to consider the ethics of their role and make good choices in the design and delivery of youth work. This is a long awaited, easily accessible text on youth work ethics. (Lecturer, University of Derby.)Why worry about ethics in youth work?
Values: association and listening
Values: equality
Values: participation
Developing ethical reflection by young people
Youth workers and ethical conduct
Youth work organisations as ethical projects
Ethics and research in youth work
Setting ethical priorities and explaining them
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