Critical analysis of issues and policies relating to young people

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Youth & Policy offers a space for the critical analysis of issues and policies relating to young people.

“The Confused Practitioner”: A critical reflection of the professional identity of a youth worker

words spray painted on the floor reading 'what do you mean?'

Publication: August 2023
Simon Williams, Tim Rosier, Laura Fox-Lee, Lucie Hutson, and Richard Dawson discuss key stabilising aspects of the youth work profession offering a critical introduction to youth work values, skills, contexts, and training that could potentially lead to ‘confused practitioners’....

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Care experience as a protected characteristic in the UK

Publication: July 2023
How would looked-after young people be impacted by the proposal for care experience to become a protected characteristic? Catronia Hugman investigates......

‘Stew in your own juice’: A social justice perspective on the use of isolation rooms in schools in UK.

Publication: June 2023
This article by Catherine Fraser-Adams and Emma Condliffe explores the use of isolation rooms in UK schools. ...

Social group work with young people in Tamil Nadu, India: A case study of civic engagement

Publication: June 2023
Das and Lalitha write about a 'Social Group Work' intervention with disaffected young people from Tamil Nadu, India...

How Can Teachers Support Children and Young People with Unusual Sensory Experiences at School?

Publication: April 2023
In this article Parry, Hughes, Lamonby and Eve explore how teachers can support children and young people who experience 'Unusual Sensory Experiences....

A Humane Rite of Passage: Supporting young unaccompanied asylum seekers transitioning into adulthood

Publication: March 2023
Omorogbe and Salter discuss barriers faced by Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in the UK....