Intentionality In Youth Work (IYW) – Part 1 (1 Day)

Description

Consists of two segments:

Segment 1 – Understanding Youth Work in Singapore

If you are new to youth work or in the early years in the work, this is for you. It aims to illustrate pathways of growth as a practitioner via the National Youth Work Competency Framework, and the pathways of progression via academic qualifications and industry progression schemes.

This course also discusses the spectrum of intervention – prevention to rehabilitation.

• Explains how a youth could move within the spectrum: Developmental programs – diversionary programs – probations – hostel/home
• Use specific programs to illustrate challenges/nuances of:
  • Different interventions sitting on different points of spectrum
  • Voluntary versus involuntary services
  • Government funded versus self-funded services

Segment 2 – Modern Approaches to Outreach Youth Work

Overview of programme design – Understanding marketing concepts on demand versus supply, and getting participants to apply concepts to current programs to achieve better balance between programme’s social service agenda with youth needs/wants.

Learning about Physical Outreach versus Cyber Outreach

• Techniques of Engagement with street youth
• Building on youth networks to improve Drift Efficiency
• Q&A with Drift Practitioner
• Leveraging on social media algorithms
• Drifting techniques on digital platforms (Discord, Gather Town, IG, etc.)
• Q&A with Practitioner running virtual drop-in centre

 

For the full two day course, click here.

Venue: Lifelong Learning Institute
Dates: TBA
Time: TBA