Details for Youth Work

Awards offering Youth Work

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

• Bachelor of Applied Social Science
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Social Science
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Ministry
• Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Theology
• Bachelor of Ministry
• Bachelor of Theology

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Explain the emergence of adolescence and how this has impacted both historical and contemporary youth work;
2. Construct a ‘map’ of a (specified) local youth work sector and predict possible future directions in youth work;
3. Apply the principles and guidelines that inform youth work practice to your current or intended youth work practice and develop a personal position statement for youth work;
4. Plan future study and Professional Development to maintain currency of knowledge and skills for a socially responsible model and practice in working with youth.

Subject Content

• Introduction to Youth Work
• Adolescence 
• Youth Context
• Youth Issues
• Youth work in Practice
• Complex Presentations in Youth Work
• Youth Online
• Young People in Spirituality

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Onsite (face-to-face)
• Online (eLearning)
• Intensives
• Extensives

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Interviews & Critical Reflection (30%)
• Critical Reflection (25%)
• Research Essay (45%)

Prescribed Text

• Sapin K. 2013. Essential Skills for Youth Practice, London: Sage Publications.

Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing any textbooks.