YOUTH WORK & YOUNG PEOPLE: RAISING THE POTENTIAL

The Scottish Centre for Research in Community Learning & Development has published a small collection of essays on Youth Work. While it just arrived on my desk this morning and I haven't had the time to read it properly it is a very welcome addition to the the, admittedly limited, Scottish Youth Work bibliography. It's the first actual indepent publication discussing Youth Work, as far as I can remember, since the Conceptualizing Youth Work reader which SCEC put out - and that must be back in 1999 or thereabouts.

Anyway, it's a collection of 5 relatively brief articles, including one by my good friend and professional collaborator Mr Alan Small. The first four articles explore the contemporary context for Youth Work practice and policy and trace the history of how we got here in the first place.

The final article, by Fraser Patrick, draws together the themes explored in the other four papers and offers some analysis of the opportunities for a positive future for a distinctive Youth Work practice in Scotland.

Get it from

Youthlink Scotland: 0131 313 2488, it'll cost you a fiver if you are not a Youthlink member, or £.50 if you are.