Pre-requisites

YT742.306 Practices of Youth Work

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

Unit Description

The primary purpose of this unit is to provide students with practical experience in professional youth work from within a community-based setting/agency. The unit will utilise an action-reflection process where students will work in a professional setting that offers them the opportunity for observation, practice, reflection and supervision.

The workplace setting provides an opportunity for students to apply the various theories, strategies, skills and tools they have been introduced to and evaluate their developing philosophy of practice. Emphasis is placed upon students taking responsibility for managing themselves professionally and working productively within team/collegial environments. The need for an appropriate and professional ethical standard of behaviour in youth work situations is stressed throughout the module.

Professional development of students will take place within a supportive supervisory context both in the field and through class-based facilitated discussion. Students will be invited to critically-reflect upon their practice in terms of both its proficiency and their personal engagement. Identification and analysis of challenging circumstances, ethically charged situations, legal ambiguity and self-care concerns are of particular interest as the student is encouraged to grow in their skills of self-awareness and reflective-practice.


Unit offerings

Independent/Flexible: (Every Semester)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.