CWVYS &Promo Cymru 2008

This resource attempts to provide a very broad overview of the policy context in which Youth Work and services for young people are developing in Wales. It also includes useful links to organisations working with young people in Wales and links to other publications and resources particularly relevant to practice in Wales.

BA dissertation which examined the impact of the 2008 Refugee Inclusion Strategy of Wales on the integration of young asylum seekers and refugees aged between 16 and 25, living in Newport City. The study explored the young people’s own perception of integration, and their experience and challenges throughout the process in relation to social and youth provisions. Qualitative methodology was adopted as the best approach for this study in order to explore experiences, emotions and feelings as well as identifying problems. Interviews were conducted with fourteen young asylum seekers and refugees in order to address the research topic.

Despite the fact that the youth service has a responsibility to deliver services as stated in the Refugee Inclusion Strategy, and despite the fact that effective youth service plays a significant role in promoting young people’s educational, personal and social development in every aspect, this study finds that the majority of the participants did not have knowledge or experience of youth work delivered by the youth service in Newport City. Some related youth work was facilitated by voluntary groups to support this vulnerable group of people. The Newport Youth Service needs to reach out to these disadvantaged young people with greater awareness and understanding to ensure inclusion for sustainable integration.   

The Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services (CWVYS) response to  Welsh Government Consultation Document "A Vision for a New National Youth Work Strategy for Wales 2013-18"

Principal Youth Officers' Group (PYOG) 2013

Personal response to  Welsh Government Consultation Document "A Vision for a New National Youth Work Strategy for Wales 2013-18"

Chwarae Teg response to  Welsh Government Consultation Document "A Vision for a New National Youth Work Strategy for Wales 2013-18"

Student assigment which aims to discuss whether or not group work, as a key youth work process, can make an effective contribution to reducing oppression. The author contextualises this discussion through examining theory with regards to: the importance of attaining a critical understanding and commitment to equality and diversity; the key principles and values of youth work with regards to professional practice and interventions; the role of group work and group processes in professional practice; and, being able to manage conflict and challenge prejudice and oppression within groups.

Introduction to the youth work career pack produced for the Welsh Assembly Government by the Council for Wales of Voluntary Services (CWVYS) and Promo Cymru as part of the 'Thanks Sam' campaign.

The pack can be used by youth workers to promote youth work as a career to young people within education settings.

Section 28 of the Local Government Act (1988) was a piece of legislation which was implemented by the Conservative-led Government to prevent the promotion of homosexuality as a pretend family unit. This study set out to explore whether Section 28 impacted on Youth Work with young people, whilst exploring whether this legislation impacted on the practice of youth workers and their youth work colleagues. There has been a huge amount of research and literature into how Section 28 impacted on the Education Services, with little or no research undertaken from a Youth Work perspective.