Using Theory in Youth and Community Work Practice

This book is part of the Empowering youth and Community work practice series written specifically to support students on youth and community work degrees.

Using Theory in youth and Community Work Practice explores a wide range of theoretical perspectives that guide the practice of community and youth work and related occupational field including

learning from lives

Social theory

groupwork

refletive practice

Through carefully selected practical activities, readers are encouraged to explore their own theoretical position, while critically engaging with the contemporary theoretical context that is shaping the development of community and youth work practice.

Packed with case studies, activities and research summaries, students will find this book an invaluable tool in developing their understanding of theory and it will help them to holistically and systematically apply their understanding of theory to their own daily practice.