Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur
NEU
feeling more confident and comfortable in meetings when knowing the young people
Beziehungsaufbau und Interaktiosfähigkeiten
The presence of a relationship with the young person involved in a Meitheal and also their families was described by participants as having a positive impact on youth workers being able to identify if a young person would benefit from a Meitheal, allow them to explore and explain what the Meitheal process would involve, provide families and young people with someone who they can ask questions of, get information from and as one youth worker named it as ‘acting as a bridge between the family, young person and other agencies’(Youth Worker 14). Further to this it was found that youth workers confidence within a Meitheal was increased when they had a pre-existing relationship with the young person as they felt they were better placed to give an opinion or offer advice, and considering the young person, once again it would not appear they were presuming what their needs were; ‘I felt more confident and comfortable in the meetings when I knew the young people. It felt right to say what I was saying because I knew them, I wasn't guessing, I wasn't assuming. It just felt normal’ (Youth Worker 10). [...] Further to this it was found that youth workers questioned their role within Meitheal when they did not have a previous relationship with the young person or the young person was not aware of the youth service. Findings show that a fear was present here amongst some of the participants that youth work would be classed as something it is not and would be presumed to be a more formal intervention similar to social work, education or other forms of state intervention; [...].
Beschreibung der Aktivität
Meithal model implemented across Ireland as part of The Child and Family Agency's, Prevention Partnership and Family Support Programme
The Meitheal model is currently being implemented across Ireland as part of The Child and Family Agency's, Prevention Partnership and Family Support Programme. This programme aims to act as a common approach for agencies to work with children, young people and families to identify and meet needs at a community level and before they progress into child protection services (Crawley, Simring, Harrison, Landy, & Gillen, 2014). The Meitheal process is underpinned by the principles of family support; voluntary participation needs led, strengths based, and inclusive (Cassidy, Devaney, & Mc Gregor, 2016). Youth Work as a sector providing services to young people aged 10–24 years has been named in recent government policies as playing a vital role in achieving better outcomes for young people (DCYA, 2014). Through this recognition at policy level, Youth Work has been invited to participate in and is currently an active stakeholder in Meitheal. Meitheal is a child-centred model which considers the needs and strengths of a child or young person to build a team (Meitheal Group) around a child that will respond to the specific needs of each child. The needs of the child will indicate who is best placed to take part in the Meitheal Group (Tusla, 2018). Youth workers will contribute to a Meitheal if the needs of the young person can be responded to by a professional youth worker. These needs for example can include advocacy, support, and engagement in interest based/needs led developmental youth work programmes. Further to this youth work can provide the opportunity for a young person to engage in a safe, fun and supportive environment with their peers outside of the home or formal education setting.
Irland
The age range of participants was from 28 to 55 years.
PraktikerInnen/ JugendarbeiterInnen/ MentorInnen
Evaluierung der Aktivität
Semi-structured interviews were chosen as the method of qualitative data collection for this research, as interviews enable the researcher to actively engage with the participant listening to their views, gaining a greater understanding of how they perceive and understand an issue (Silverman & Patterson, 2015). A draft interview schedule was devised based on a comprehensive literature review. A pilot study was carried out with two youth workers that provided feedback on the content, language and appropriateness of the interview schedule Minor changes in sentence structure and grouping were carried out for the interview questions. Interviews were conducted face to face and lasted approximately 45 min. All interviews were recorded on a Dictaphone and transcribed into a word document for the purposes of data analysis.
Semi structured interviews were conducted with 16 practitioners from the Youth Work field. Participants were from six of the nine projects originally contacted.
USA
Journal-Artikel
Healy, M., & Rodriguez, L. (2019). Listen to them! The challenge of capturing the true voice of young people within early intervention and prevention models; a youth work perspective. Children and Youth Services Review, 96, 27–33.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.11.027
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.11.027
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