Youth Sector

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assessment 1
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Youth Sector
  1. Changes
    1. Social
      1. A way to control the middle class youth to being a service available to everyone
      2. Political
        1. Change in government changes the policies
        2. Historical
          1. Created by religious organisations and military based
          2. Economical
            1. Now government funded and supported by the community
          3. YACVic
            1. Ethical Practice Principles
              1. The Safety of Young People
                1. Make sure everything that is reasonably practical in keeping the young person and those around them safe
                2. The Empowerment of all Young People
                  1. make their voices heard and encourage them to partake in social action
                    1. Provide opportunities for young people to develop skills and discover their capabilities
                  2. Ethical Practice Responsibilities
                    1. Duty of Care
                      1. Requires everything reasonably practical to be done to protect the young person
                      2. Privacy and Confidentiality
                        1. Privacy relates to the rights to without access to information from others
                          1. Confidentiality relates to the circumstances in which personal information on particular professionals to report abuse of neglect
                      3. Services offered to young people
                        1. Mental Health
                          1. Headspace is a foundation who helps young people suffering from a mental illness, There are centres that can be visited across Melbourne
                          2. Education
                            1. Alternative education re-engages young people in schooling and keeps them from dropping out
                            2. Counselling
                              1. Youth Focus offer a counselling service for young people who need professional support
                              2. AOD
                                1. Rehabilitation to help the young person recover from their addiction
                                2. Employment
                                  1. Help with writing resumes and how to partake in a job interview to help them build confidence and knowledge
                                3. Organisation working with young people - FReeZA
                                  1. Youth Participation
                                    1. Lead the planning, development and the delivery of music events as well as cultural events
                                      1. Gives opportunity for local young musicians so showcase their talents at events
                                        1. Gigs/dances usually range from $2-$20 so affordable for kids
                                        2. Social Engagement
                                          1. Alcohol and drug free events such as dances and gigs.
                                            1. People who attend are aged 14-18
                                              1. 130,000 people attend throughout Victoria
                                            2. Beliefs young people have
                                              1. Underage drinking/underage clubbing
                                                1. It has become 'cool' for young people to go out clubbing with fake IDs and partake in underage drinking.
                                                  1. This will impact the health of the young person
                                                2. Doing well in school is "nerdy"
                                                  1. Those who do well in school are considered nerds and often get bullied for getting good results
                                                    1. Students often don't do the best of their potential so they don't get called nerds for doing well. Which will impact their education.
                                                3. Impacting young people
                                                  1. LGBTQI
                                                    1. Young people who are discovering their sexuality are often scared and feel alone
                                                      1. In some communities being gay is still seen as being negative and young people are often bullied which will impact their confidence levels and their feeling of acceptance
                                                      2. Racism
                                                        1. Victims of racism will have low self esteem issues and often feel isolated from their peers.
                                                          1. Tend to be ashamed of their cultural identity because others are speaking negatively about it and associating it with bad things.
                                                        2. Support for Youth Workers
                                                          1. Ethical
                                                            1. Debriefing with supervisor
                                                              1. Will help keep you destress and not keep emotions from the day bottled up
                                                            2. Professional
                                                              1. Networking organisations
                                                                1. Working with other organisations can help an individual grow in their workplace and work on gaining a higher role
                                                            3. Promoting workplace sustainability
                                                              1. Consideration of the environment and social impact
                                                                1. Workforce culture - goals, values, attututudes and behaviouts
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