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- 1. Surveying the landscape DetachedYouth Work and Street Work Questionnaire results 2015
- 2. Data collection • Surveymonkeyquestionnaire • 10 questions • E-mailed to Federation contact list • Also promoted on Facebook and Twitter • Intention to understand the situation of detached youth work in the mix of extensive cuts. • 67 respondents (some did not complete all questions)
- 3. Q1: Please givea brief description of your work: location; whether yours is a statutory or voluntary project; numbers and status of workers 3529 1 1 1 Statutory voluntary Training organisation Housing organisation unanswered
- 4. 0 5 1015 20 In their own environment/territory Reference to 'Where young people are' Their agenda/Their terms Mutual trust/ respect Streetbased YW /Taking YW to YP Relationships Conversation/ Discussion Information advice and guidance Their issues and needs Informal education Running Activities Connecting with YP not accessing other… Developing new work (from detached) Voluntary engagement Rights/Rights based Not the same as outreach Not imposing agenda Anti social behaviour Targeted Outreach Being available/being present 'Not the Police' Like centre work but on the street Distinct/unique Dialogue Q3. When someone ask you ‘what is detached youth work?’ What do you say?
- 5. Q3. When someoneasks you ‘What is detached youth work?’ What do you say? • 67 responses. • A couple of examples; ‘Detached youth work is a form of informal education, which takes place in and from young people territory or environments. It seek to engage young people in dialogue and respond to their needs. Detached youth work aims to work with young people where they are and is based in trust and does not seek to impose an adult agenda or service upon young people.’ ‘Very basic really when we meet with young people in the initial stages, "We are youth workers who meet young people in their own environment/community" I’m pretty quick to tell community councillors elected members etc that "We are not the Police and I will advocate for the rights of young people“’
- 6. 0 5 1015 20 25 30 35 Detached Youth Workers Youth Workers Street based workers/street workers Outreach workers Street (based) youth workers Detached workers Youth and community workers Youth support workers Community intervention workers Young people's workers Community reassurance workers Detached street workers Young (organisation name) workers Detached response workers Street engagement workers Local prevention detached youth workers Street team Young people's workers Youth officers Q4. Are your workers called ‘detached youth workers’ or something else: if so what?
- 7. Q4. Are yourworkers called 'detached youth workers', or something else; if so what? • 65 responses (2 skipped) • 72 job titles mentioned some organisation have more than one. Out of this; ‘Youth’ is included in 64% ‘Detached’ is included in 47% ‘Street’ is included 19% More targeted sounding job titles appear with, intervention, reassurance, response, prevention included.
- 8. 0 2 46 8 10 12 14 16 Support/encouragement ASB/ Crime reduction Positive activities/opportunities for young… Social/informal education/learning Advice, information and guidance Build relationships Overcome disadvantage/inequalities Personal development Safety/Safeguarding Skills/capabilities Community cohesion/involvement Signposting Fun/enjoyment Confidence/Esteem Listening Encourage participation Gangs Broaden horizons/life choices Be there/ be available Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation Help with transitions Belong and thrive Advocate for young people Empowering young people Meeting the needs of young people Equipping young people Mediation/Community Young people's agenda Q5. What are your organisation’s aims and objectives?
- 9. Q5. What areyour organisation's aims and objectives? • 65 responses (2 skipped) • Support and encourage is positive to see as the most common objective for organisations. However the second most popular focuses on Antisocial behaviour and crime reduction as a targeted area for (detached) youth work. • This data also highlight the range of support provided by workers and how the practice has not become entirely moved into targeting labelled young people.
- 10. Q6. Which policyagendas are you most involved with? 0 5 10 15 20 ASB/crime/offending Child Sexual Exploitation Employment/Employability None/Free from policy agenda Safeguarding Sexual Health/TP Training Opportunities Troubled Families/Families first Top selection highlighted 4 or more times
- 11. Continued Gangs YP Contributeto economy Raising aspirations Participation agenda Local Prevention Framework Outcomes based accountability Positive activities Integrated youth service- " Delivery Together" Local Authority Directorate Children and YP Radicalisation Child Poverty Strategy Wales 2011 Intervention National Youth Service Strategy for Wales 2014 Focus on Young People's agenda Domestic Abuse UNCRC Living Language Open access UN Consortium for Street Children Every Child Matters Young people's rights Attitudes toward young people Encouraging political enquiry YPS quality assurance Young people leaving care Single Gender Work CAF/CON Scottish National Outcomes Volunteering Homelessness Accreditation Delivering differently for YP Poverty Positive for Youth Big Society Munroe Report
- 12. Q7. Do youhave specific targets and outcomes to achieve; if so, please describe these? Have these changed in recent years? 0 5 10 15 20 25 numbers engaged with contact-accredited no specific targets reduce ASB/YOT those 'at risk'/safety concern/CSE young person needs led personal skills development Information, advice, opportunity community work positive activities targeted approach wellbeing multiagency work increased monitoring al all aspects family first control of young people basics traditional youth work
- 13. Q8. Briefly describehow you record and evaluate your detached youth work. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 individual session recoredings electronic system team meetings end of project recordings distance travelled monthly reports police ASB data/feedback termly reports statistics case studies quarterly reports weekly sheets framework presentations to managers/commissioners Series 1
- 14. Q8. Briefly describehow you record and evaluate your detached youth work. • 66 responses (1 skipped) • Responses show a range of electronic databases which organisations use. Several highlight how they were linked to other organisations particularly within local authority context. • A number of respondents also highlight the recording (particularly in sessional recordings) of the qualitative and quantitative data collected.
- 15. Q9. What doyou consider to be the greatest challenges facing detached youth work today? What issues are giving you cause for concern and optimism? How do you see the future of detached youth work? 0 10 20 30 40 50 budget cuts/lack of funding lack recogination/understanding of DYW lack of evidence/data on benefits of DYW Targeted work on the increase lack skilled, trained, quality staff less young people out/home on computers focus of statistics not qualitative work perceptions of YP as troublemakers staff/team motivation/risk… seen as cheap alternatiev to other work chasing contracts/compitition between… DYW does not fit business model/ not… need right kind of volunteers professional sobbery yyp attitudes towards community one size fits all approach consistant reinvention of DYW a fear difficulty with information sharing lack of other support to signpost to LA YW decreasing, increase of faith based Challenges/concerns
- 16. Reasons for hope/optimism • New strategy document • Young people's desire for change and engaging politically • Great opportunity for youth work to raise its profile • Demise of statutory service has opened up opportunities for other projects. • More detached youth work happening in the area • Work is really valued by parish council • Young people still appreciate detached youth work • Young people and youth workers coming together to create space for youth work • Voluntary and stat sectors can work well together • 'Youth work on steroids' detached youth work is an incredibly skilled craft • Need to find a clear way to articulate our role • Still believe in the values, approach and importance of detached youth work • Youth workers still passionate about DYW • Faith based youth work taking over the role • Should be looking at young people's needs. Not ours • Detached youth work about connecting on a human level. This will never lose its importance • Optimistic society will rediscover the value of youth work • Optimistic we are still delivering a great service to young people • Funding still in place for a few years • Strong future for detached. Flexible and value for money • Networking opportunities