Youth work strategies manual: Approaches and methods for inspiring youth work development
Apr 2025 · Youth Knowledge Book 32 · Council of Europe
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What is a youth work strategy, why is it needed and how is it done? These questions lie at the centre of this manual.
Youth work plays a modest part in many young people’s lives and, arguably, a much more critical part for others. Youth work is about supporting the spaces where young people can have autonomy and develop their voice, and about building bridges for young people to make positive steps to the next part of their lives.
Over the past two decades, a significant resource base for youth work has been established and this manual provides a comprehensive catalogue of accessible material to support reflection and action across the stepping stones that will need to be pursued. The manual thereby moves from theory to action: Why is youth work important? Where does it fit within wider youth policy? How do we strengthen its presence and performance in supporting young people who face an increasingly tough repertoire of challenges in contemporary Europe?
This manual considers how to advocate for youth work, at the local and national levels. It starts by outlining a conceptual understanding of youth work “strategy” within the frameworks of youth work policy and wider policies affecting the lives of young people. It then considers the stepping stones for the development of a youth work strategy – why it is needed, where and how it should start, who to involve, how do you establish and maintain momentum and, eventually, how can you give it teeth and ensure impact and how do you make it happen. Of course, nothing is ever guaranteed, but this manual is designed to give youth work advocacy its best chance. A case study of the emergence of a more professionalised framework for youth work in Malta shows just what can be achieved. Further resources on approaches, methods, instruments and examples are shared in the last chapter.
Youth work plays a modest part in many young people’s lives and, arguably, a much more critical part for others. Youth work is about supporting the spaces where young people can have autonomy and develop their voice, and about building bridges for young people to make positive steps to the next part of their lives.
Over the past two decades, a significant resource base for youth work has been established and this manual provides a comprehensive catalogue of accessible material to support reflection and action across the stepping stones that will need to be pursued. The manual thereby moves from theory to action: Why is youth work important? Where does it fit within wider youth policy? How do we strengthen its presence and performance in supporting young people who face an increasingly tough repertoire of challenges in contemporary Europe?
This manual considers how to advocate for youth work, at the local and national levels. It starts by outlining a conceptual understanding of youth work “strategy” within the frameworks of youth work policy and wider policies affecting the lives of young people. It then considers the stepping stones for the development of a youth work strategy – why it is needed, where and how it should start, who to involve, how do you establish and maintain momentum and, eventually, how can you give it teeth and ensure impact and how do you make it happen. Of course, nothing is ever guaranteed, but this manual is designed to give youth work advocacy its best chance. A case study of the emergence of a more professionalised framework for youth work in Malta shows just what can be achieved. Further resources on approaches, methods, instruments and examples are shared in the last chapter.
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The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organisation. It comprises 46 member states, including all members of the European Union. All Council of Europe member states have signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty designed to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The European Court of Human Rights oversees the implementation of the Convention in the member states.
Le Conseil de l’Europe est la principale organisation de défense des droits de l’homme du continent. Il comprend 46 États membres, dont l'ensemble des membres de l’Union européenne. Tous les États membres du Conseil de l’Europe ont signé la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme, un traité visant à protéger les droits de l’homme, la démocratie et l’État de droit. La Cour européenne des droits de l’homme contrôle la mise en œuvre de la Convention dans les États membres.
Le Conseil de l’Europe est la principale organisation de défense des droits de l’homme du continent. Il comprend 46 États membres, dont l'ensemble des membres de l’Union européenne. Tous les États membres du Conseil de l’Europe ont signé la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme, un traité visant à protéger les droits de l’homme, la démocratie et l’État de droit. La Cour européenne des droits de l’homme contrôle la mise en œuvre de la Convention dans les États membres.
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