Abstract
This research began with questions about youth work professionalism and discovering the why and how behind youth work practice. This article explores relationship-centered values, principles of positive youth development, and ethics of professional youth work as the foundation for informing and guiding youth work professional practice.
Highlights
The professional values, principles, and ethics of the field of youth work are what inform best practice approaches and guide the day-to-day experiences between youth and youth workers
For the purpose of this article I will look at youth work practice, among the youth services sector
Young people come into youth services or youth centered programming to meet a need
Summary
The professional values, principles, and ethics of the field of youth work are what inform best practice approaches and guide the day-to-day experiences between youth and youth workers. Young people come into youth services or youth centered programming to meet a need They come with established lived experiences, cultural and gendered frameworks, family values, and belief systems. 2. Control of services, resources, and accessibility the young person is receiving: Youth workers have the power to make decisions that directly impact the lives of young people in programming. Youth workers create a safe place by seeing young people through a lens that reflects their strengths; respects their ideas, stories, relationships and lived experiences; and views them as individuals who have something to offer. Atmosphere: The tone, mood, space, and place This lens challenges youth workers to be conscious of how young people are talked about, especially when they are not in the room.
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