What are the most rewarding aspects of the job? When I am working with ayoung person and they begin to understand how their actions affect theirlives and those of others around them.
What was a recent highlight of the job? I was working with a young girlwho was on supervision. Now she is in a semi-independent flat, she hasjob and is doing quite well. Even her relationship with her mother isbetter.
What's the hardest aspect of the job? Offending may be a symptom ratherthan a cause of the problem - we are asking young people to change theirbehaviour but the reasons for the behaviour may not change. We work withsome very vulnerable people whose lifestyles and family history arecomplicated.
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