Working with young people at risk of social exclusion
This is a modular programme designed for any practitioner
working with young people at risk. Practitioners may be from
voluntary or charity organisations, the statutory sector, schools
or colleges or youth or community workers. It is available as
an accredited course.
There are 11 modules, which can be undertaken singly or in
combination. Training on each module will be between 1 and 3 days.
The modules are:
- Understanding and engaging with adolescent behaviour
- Prevention, risk and group management
- Serious incident and violence management
- Working with young people and their significant others
- Child Protection
- Working with other agencies
- Working with young people with learning difficulties
- Inclusion and diversity
- Mental health and working with specialists
- Working with young people who offend
- Using cognitive behaviour approaches
Comments and Feedback
"The most practical courses I have ever
been on. It has really helped me improve the way I work with young
people." - Project worker on an alternative education
project
"I really enjoyed the activities. It has
given me some good ideas and it was a lot of fun." -
Voluntary sector youth worker
"It was good to work and mix with people
from other agencies - it really added a lot to the
training." - Drug project support worker
View the leaflet ‘Working with young people at risk of social
exclusion.