Youth Work Ethics
- Howard Sercombe - Professor of Community Education, University of Strathclyde
What does it mean to practice youth work ethically? How does ethical theory relate to the youth work profession? What are the moral dilemmas confronting youth workers today, and how should practitioners respond?
Youth Work Ethics examines these questions and more and should be on the reading lists of all youth work trainees and practitioners. A wide range of topics are covered, including: confidentiality; sexual propriety; dependence and empowerment; equity of provision; interprofessional working; managing dual relationships; working across cultures; working within an agency.
Referencing professional codes of ethics in youth work, and the theories underpinning them, Howard Sercombe offers readers a framework for how to think about their practice ethically. Each chapter includes:
- Narrative case studies to provide an insight into real life dilemmas
- Reflective questions and exercises to encourage critical thinking
- Chapter summaries and further reading
Youth Work Ethics is the ideal text for undergraduates and postgraduates studying on youth work, youth studies or youth & community work degrees, as well as youth work practitioners.
An excellent course book applicaple for a range of modules on a youth and community work degree course. It raises some really valuable questions and it's well written and accessible.
This makes a useful contribution although I'm not entirely convinced that there is room for another text on ethics in youth work; Banks and Learning Matters are already there. Students clearly have options here and that is positive. This is a clearly written and accessible text for practitioners at UG and PG levels.
This book provides a comprehensive account of the ethical issues and challenges facing youth work practitioners. It will be a valuable resource for students and teachers alike.
I particualry like chapters 11-16 as they are focussed and breif so that first year youth work students will be able to pick out the parts that are relevant and use them for thier own learning and study.
The early chapters are useful but go into different ethical traditions in too much depth for my first year students
Excellent book which is very applicable to youth work students. Good examples from practice.
Some interesting material, a bit too australian in its focus in many places.
It looks too much like a collection of a year's teaching.
A brilliant and thoughtful guide for students at any level.
This book is used as essential reading on the BA (hons) degree in Youth and Community Work. It addresses practice and places it within a theoretical discussion to illumintate issues of power, dependency etc in accessible language.
Lays out in student-friendly structure & terminology the values & ethics base for Youth Work. Filled with real-life examples of situations in which Youth Workers are called upon to make value/ethical decisions in practice.
This book is an excellent resource. I have made it key recommended reading for our Foundation Degree Students following an 'Identity and Community' module, but I have also been recommending it to our Youth Work students on a range of modules. It's an extremely relevent, engaging and thought provoking book. Thank you!
Sage College Publishing
