YT840.406 Culture and Sociology of Youth
YT841.406 Youth Work and the Youth Sector
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On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
Examine the contemporary youth experience as it relates to the dynamics of vulnerability, risk and marginalisation.
Evaluate the social structures and institutional dynamics that contribute to vulnerability.
Assess the effectiveness and appropriateness of various models and sites of intervention for engaging with vulnerability.
Critically examine acute circumstances of vulnerability and apply the various responses available to the youth worker.
This unit will explore the contemporary youth experience, particularly as it relates to the variety of factors that contribute to vulnerability. Students will be oriented to the theory that surrounds the construction of labels such as ‘at-risk’ and ‘marginalisation’. The unit will explore some dynamics that may take place where there are circumstances of trauma, abuse, mental health, or various challenges that can be associated with social, economic or cultural contexts. In addition to these foundational considerations, specific topics may also includ:e domestic and social violence; bullying; suicide; self harm; alcohol and other drugs; addictions; disabilities; poverty; homelessness; asylum seekers and refugees; ethnicity and migration and colonisation.
These may be explored broadly and/or a few may reviewed in depth. Differing models of short term and long term engagement and intervention will be reviewed toward developing student awareness, skills and responsiveness.
The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.
This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.