Core Competencies in Youth Work

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Manu Caddie Member	# Posted: 16 Dec 2007 15:02 Reply Check out these links for some examples of YW core competencies: www.youthworkcentral.org/core_competencies.html www.youthworkcentral.org/images/AED_competencies.p df www.youthworkcentral.org/images/boston_basic_comp. pdf http://fred.fcny.org/ydipubs/pubs/core.pdf www.youthline.co.nz/userdocs/Youth%20Worker%20Core %20Competencies%20-%20Draft.pdf
Anonymous	# Posted: 18 Mar 2008 20:32 Reply choice - thanks.
Manu Caddie Member	# Posted: 20 Mar 2008 14:04 Reply Having a quick think about the draft list of competencies that the Youth Work Strategy Group Hui came up with: • understands the context of young people • understands the context of youth work • bicultural partnerships • builds connectedness • builds quality relationships • young people are safe • to work from a strengths-based perspective • actively engages, involves and empowers young people • youth workers are reflective practitioners And reading what the proposed explanation of the 'bicultural partnerships' competency: "Treaty of Waitangi, working cross culturally, bicultural practice, working in a Maori context" I'm not sure this is sufficient and I would like to see something related to the issues of power and privilege - critical analysis and self-awareness in terms of age, class, gender, cultural background, etc. Manu

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