Peace, Conflict Resolution & Mediation Conflict has characteristics of its own, and it is possible to analyse its structure and behaviour. When conflict is understood, it’s easier to find ways to predict it, prevent it, transform it, and resolve it. The fact that conflict exists, however, is not necessarily a bad thing: As long
Supporting Youth in Grief & Trauma As a youth worker, you will be called upon to adopt many roles and your responsibilities to the youth you serve will be varied. Naturally, you will feel different levels of comfort with the roles and responsibilities assigned to you. One of the most emotionally challenging functions most
Youth Advocacy: ICTs in Youth Work Advocacy is not a new concept, and most people are not strangers to its existence or potential impact. While many of our parents would not have thought of a career in advocacy, people brought up in the latter half of the twentieth century and up to now would
Youth Advocacy: Principles & Tools This unit will explore the definitions of key youth advocacy concepts as well as the role and purpose of advocacy in youth development. It will allow learners to reflect on their personal motivations and understandings of youth advocacy and examine how advocacy initiatives that they are aware of are
Working With Youth In this unit we explore some of the theories, concepts, models and philosophical perspectives that inform how youth development practitioners work and explore some of the settings in which they do their work, in communities and in organizations. The unit will also introduce you to frameworks within which communities and organizations
Networks, Partnerships & Resources According to Kalantzopoulos (2003), “young people are the custodians of our society and the trustees of prosperity for future generations”. Furthermore, the Report of the CARICOM Commission on Youth Development (2010), argues that “young people comprise the sector of the population best positioned by virtue of their creative potential to
Introduction to Sustainable Development In this unit we will begin by discussing the concept of sustainable development. Our emphasis will then be on the contribution of social, economic and environment systems to sustainable development. Recognising that each system can either be an opportunity or a threat to sustainable development, we will also discuss the
Youth Entrepreneurship This introductory unit provides the foundation for understanding what is meant by ‘sustainable livelihoods’. We will begin by locating our understanding of sustainable livelihoods within the larger context of sustainable development through the study of its origins. To fully appreciate the processes and approaches involved in promoting sustainable livelihoods, it is imperative
Understanding Health as a Holistic Concept This introductory unit explores the meaning of health and its related concepts. Health is multi-dimensional and includes facets such as mental, physical and social wellbeing. Traditionally, health was characterized as a physical state; however such one-dimensional approaches oversimplified health and ignored other elements which contributed to an individual’s
Theories and Principles of Leadership and Management The course, Management and Leadership Skills for Youth Work, provides an understanding of particular issues relevant to operating effective and sustainable organizations. While the course is geared towards youth development professionals, the concepts covered in the units are relevant to any field of work or social organization.