Youth Work Ethics

by Jonathan Roberts

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781844452460
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/16/2009
Series:	Empowering Youth and Community Work PracticeýLM Series , #1426
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jonathan Roberts has been involved in youth work for many years and currently is a Principal Lecturer leading youth work courses at the University of Teesside. Amongst his previous roles, he has been Church of England National Youth Officer, Company Secretary for Sunderland Youth Employment Project and regional coordinator for the Community Work Assessment Consortium for North East England. He has been working in Middlesbrough at the University of Teesside since 2003, and has developed the MSc Youth Work course, the BSc Youth Studies and Youth Work, and the Foundation Degree Working With Young People and Young People’s Services.

Table of Contents

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
Index

Editorial Reviews

"This is a long awaited, easily accessible text on youth work ethics." (Lecturer, University of Derby.)

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