The latter is a pedagogical debate, the essence of which is about the relationship of the youth worker as the trusted adult being a status which is earned rather than ascribed. It is this relationship which forms the basis for openness, honesty and challenge that enables experiential and reflective learning to take place.
The former is a debate founded in the compensatory nature of youth work which has the potential to provide some of the most disadvantaged young people with opportunity, voice and recognition in ways that many other services have failed to do. It is this capacity to be a positive force in the lives of young people, where families, communities and society are failing to provide them with what they need, that makes me passionate about youth work and the difference it can make.
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