Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur
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improvements in health and well-being
Gesundheit
The youth workers contributed to improving the health and well-being of the socially vulnerable youngsters through a combination of individual guidance and information and advice services (individual and group-based). Two results can be distinguished: 1) health promotion, such as consuming healthy food or reducing stress; and 2) referring youngsters with mental health problems to specialized care services. In addition, we found that negative life events and significant others (parents) can impede the development of a healthy lifestyle.
Beschreibung der Aktivität
Professional youth work in the Netherlands, primarly focused on socially vulnerable youngsters during their transition from dependence in childhood to adult independence
The occurrence of significant negative life events (losing a job or experiencing a form of threat) can radically influence the living conditions of youngsters, as can positive life events. Youth workers must actively adapt the youth work process to such events in order to keep providing the appropriate support that is needed. Furthermore, the presence or absence of social support from significant others in the social environment of young people, such as support from parents, teachers, and other family members, can influence the health, wellbeing, and positive development of young people (Pringle, Whitehead, Milne, Scott, & McAteer, 2019). There is a growing belief that the presence or absence of social support from significant others influences the youth work process and its outcomes (Boomkens, Metz, Schalk, & Van Regenmortel, 2019). Based on an open approach, Dutch youth workers frequently apply a combination of four commonly used methods: detached youth work, social group work, individual guidance, and information and advice services (Metz, 2020).
Niederlande
professional youth workers' age range was 23-55 (M =38 years); observed group of youngsters were aged 11 to 23 (M = 17 years)
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche PraktikerInnen/JugendarbeiterInnen/MentorenInnen
Evaluierung der Aktivität
Sekundäranalyse von Daten, Dokumenten, audiovisuellen Materialien etc., Sonstige (nicht kategorisierbar)
Over 12 months (Oct 2017–Nov 2018), information about both the multi-methodic actions of professional youth workers and the process of development of the young people was gathered using a variety of data sources: diary notes, small group intervision meetings, and pre- and post-descriptions. All instruments were developed on the basis of the literature and practice-based studies of the four methods, which were conducted between 2011 and 2017 (Koops et al., 2013, 2014; Rumping et al., 2017; Schaap et al., 2017).
20 pairs of professional youth workers (N = 20) and youngsters (N = 23)
12 months (Oct 2017–Nov 2018)
USA
Journal-Artikel
Sonneveld, J., Rijnders, J., Metz, J., Van Regenmortel, T., & Schalk, R. (2020). The contribution of professional youth work to the development of socially vulnerable youngsters: A multiple case study. Children and Youth Services Review, 118, 105476.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105476
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105476
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