Maynard / Stuart Promoting Young People's Wellbeing Through Empowerment and Agency

A Critical Framework For Practice
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-317-38509-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 182 Seiten

The terms ‘wellbeing’, ‘empowerment’ and ‘agency’ are common parlance in policy and practice in social services, yet are often misused or not fully understood. Further, there is a disconnect between these abstract concepts and tangible practice with young people.

This book bridges the theory-practice divide, offering a clear and definitive guide to concepts and practical ways to develop young people’s wellbeing. It examines the concept of wellbeing and its intrinsic relationship to social justice both theoretically and through case study material, and locates these practices within critical pedagogy. The book highlights a range of practice with young people of various ages, in formal and non-formal learning situations, engaged in a range of different programmes including learning, reduction from offending, social action and tackling targeted needs. Each chapter highlights relevant policy, research and practice examples to ensure that the book is relevant to a variety of readers.

This book will benefit students and practitioners who work with young people to realise wellbeing and to embed critical pedagogy in their practice. It also provides a frame of reference to critically engage in policy analysis and is essential reading for social workers, teachers, police support officers and anyone working to empower young people.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maynard, Lucy

Stuart, Karen

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

PART ONE: MAPPING THE TERRITORY

1: Wellbeing and social justice

2: Wellbeing from multi-disciplinary perspectives

3: Wellbeing from global perspectives

4: Wellbeing and critical pedagogy

5: Wellbeing, structures and post-structuralism

6: Wellbeing and agency

7: Wellbeing, empowerment and oppression

PART TWO: PRACTICE

8: A critical pedagogical approach to tackling sexual exploitation

9: A critical pedagogical approach to reducing re-offending

10: A critical pedagogical approach to learning and employability

11: A critical pedagogical approach to homelessness

12: A critical pedagogical approach to social action and leadership

13: A critical pedagogical approach to family work

14: A critical pedagogical approach to practitioner development

15: Critically pedagogical practices

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Lucy Maynard is Head of Research at the Brathay Trust

Dr Karen Stuart is Principal Lecturer at the University of Cumbria