Youth work

When Youth Work Is Supposed To Be Difficult This morning I had a great chat with a leader of a national youth project that develops events and camps where young people are expected to work hard, study and learn more about God. It runs totally counter to much of our popular youth work models, but is also exponentially growing and spreading nationally every year, developing incredibly enthusiastic and mature young people. In contrast, one of the most popular youth work models of the last few decades has been the ‘Funnel Method.’ Made popular by Dough Fields’ ‘Purpose Driven Youth Ministry,’ the idea is to run several projects aimed at different crowds with different content and funnel young people down from easy-to-attend, accessible events,…

As children grow up they learn a great deal by watching those around them and mimicking what they see. Youth in today 's church are no exception and they will learn to love and follow Christ by observing other faithful disciples. In Presence-Centered Youth Ministry, Mike King proposes a new approach in contemporary youth ministry. A shift from contrived flashy programs to authentic ministry centered in the presence of God. King attempts to demonstrate the traditional time honored disciplines,…

happier life! Human service careers and the people that work in this field are to be congratulated for everything they do to help others. Even the smallest fraction of help can change an individual for the better for the rest of his or her life. Hundreds of human service jobs are available and help so many people. Looking through lists and putting thought and preparation into choosing one of these was hard. Any form of job that involves helping others interests me. Finally deciding to go further…

After reviewing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 's (EEOC) Youth at Work website, I found it to be an outstanding website that would be an excellent training tool for teaching teenagers, older new hires, and managers about employee rights. Interpreting the federal laws that apply to employee rights and management responsibilitys is complicated. For teens, new to the workforce, understanding their rights and duties could be mind-boggling. However, this website explains all of the…

everyday work. This is especially pertinent in the health and social care sectors (Charleton 2014). This assignment will debate an ethical dilemma regarding the implementation of a youth work programme within a school setting. Ethics will be defined and its central importance to the social care sector will be highlighted. A case study will be summarized. Following this the issues and themes arising from the dilemma will be critically analysed. These themes include, autonomy, coercion,…

Key policies such as safeguarding policy are fundament in a youth work environment. The health and safety policy states that every youth worker must also go through health and safety training. These policies put youth services under pressure due to the rules and regulations that they have to follow. Also, the youth service is given deadlines and targets that they are required to meet; this puts even more pressure on the youth service. These are policies set by the government, there will also be…

Youth MMA If you are looking to add one of the fastest growing and popular sports in the United States for youth, consider adding Youth MMA to your Martial Arts program. Youth MMA-mixed martial arts, offers many benefits that streamline sports such as soccer and football simply can’t measure up to. This ancient art of training the mind, body and spirit, while at the same time building self-defense skills, is quickly catching on with young people across the country. What are the benefits of…

Evolution of Problem These days’ teens are coming out as LGBT in their early teens, as early as thirteen years of age. 1.6 million youth are homeless each year with 40% of them identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. These numbers are disproportionally high because 7% of the youth population in the United States is LGBT (“True Colors,” 2016). Each year $4.2 billion is spent on homeless assistance programs with less than 5% of this funding, $195 million, allocated for homeless…

health issues as well as a myriad of other problems (McQuaid, 2014). After the 2008 global financial crisis there was a sharp rise in youth unemployment around the world, and understandably so (Fig 1). In cutting costs for many business, the young and inexperienced workers were more often than not the first to be made redundant. Businesses who were still able to hire new workers opted for more seasoned and…

Gain from Youth Sports An extensive research report done by the Journal of School Health named “Relationships Between Youth Sport Participation and Selected Health Risk Behaviors 1999-2007” indicates the advantages of athletic participation among youth include: a reduced rate in juvenile arrests, teen pregnancies, drug use and school dropout; all the while augmenting the academic achievements of young athletes. Said results are attributed to 3 life skills attained and honed during the…