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Youth Worker Training and Skills
Whoever finds himself in youth work for children or adolescents needs Know-How and appropriate training in group pedagogy, law, play pedagogy and and and. One should learn various leadership styles, be able to recognize group processes and simply acquire a basic knowledge. The contents that are introduced here do not replace a youth worker training (basic or advanced courses), but give at least a few theoretical and many practical tips in dealing with children and adolescents. Successful und consistent youth work depends lastly on commitment, and the abilities, goals, and personal interests of the youth worker.
Youth Work
- About Youth Work and these pages
- Characteristics of youth work and working with youths
- Christian Youth Work
- Types of Youth and Group Work
The Youth Leader
- Youth leader – Group leader
- Authority: How do I become authoritative? How I lose my authority?
- Empowerment as a youth leader
- Youth Pastor and pastoral work
- Youth leader: Challenged - overwhelmed – challenging
- Different Leadership Styles - Test your Leadership Style
- Qualities and Characteristics of a Youth Leader
- FIT for kids = Friendship, Inspiration and Training
- Tips for committed integrated youth work
- Analysis: Feedback questions for staff members
The Youth Group and the Program
- Youth groups and Group pedagogic
- Group pedagogic and the different age levels
- Distribution of roles: Boys and Girls roles within the group
- Conflicts and Rules
- Group processes and different phases of a group
Game Pedagogy and Know How
- Games and method competence
- Game Pedagogy
- Games seminar – workshop: Learning to play.
- Planning Group Gathering
- Cooperative Adventure Games
- Standard contents for a general games case
Planning camps and activities
- Planning and Organisation of events or camps
- Pack list: Suggestion for a hike or camp
- Boys and Girls: Mixed sleeping arrangements on youth camps
- Myself and the (woeful) subject – alcohol
- Cigarettes: Smoking on camp and how we deal with this.
- Homesickness
- Night time quiet
- Camp raid on the camp site
- Night time walks & co
Other Themes
- Motivation and how to motivate others
- Rhetoric – the born talker?
- Devotions - yes.... but how to prepare?
- 100 tips for staff
- Experience pedagogic
- Youth Work: publicity work and advertisement

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