Importance Of Being A Youth Worker

Introduction
When looking at the role involved with being a youth worker one of the skills that stands out is their ability to offer and provide help and so when becoming a youth worker it is important that you can fully understand and explore exactly what helping means to our effectiveness as workers. When offering help we need to make sure that we follow the values that strengthen our ability to help others.

The meaning of helping

When people are asked to define what helping is they often come to the same conclusion. That is that to help someone is to go out of your way to assist someone when there was no necessity to do so, and while yes that may be a part of it, it is by no means its entirety. To help someone can be more than just helping …show more content…
To begin having a helping conversation you need to understand the fundamentals of having a conversation and that they require both parties to play their parts. Our part as the helper is to listen to what is being said, take it in and think about what can be said to make the conversation flow. We also have a responsibility to make sure that we never make assumptions with half the story, so we have to give the person plenty of time to explain themselves fully so we can make an informed decision considering all …show more content…
When treating young people as equal it’s important to listen to their voice and ideas as to help them get comfortable exploring their identity. To find out what roles fit them best so that they can become leaders to help themselves or other to evolve as people. When you give young people a voice in the community not only does it give them a sense of inclusion but it can offer a wider scope for ideas, and for identifying problems that might not be noticed by the rest of the