Developing Youth Work with Girls and Young Women

This interactive workshop is geared towards increasing the knowledge and raising the awareness for workers and organisations that intend or currently work with girls and young women. The session will explore some of the influential factors in the lives of the young women.

 Topics covered during the workshop will include:

• Cultural understanding- how girls/women are viewed
  
  
• Girls/Women’s work in UK communities
  
  
• Women and society
  
  
• Raising awareness of issues facing youth workers, when working with girls and women
  
  
• Society and stereotypes

 Learning outcomes:

 By the end of the course participants will:

• Gain an understanding of the cultural backgrounds of different ethnic groups and the positioning of girls and women within those groups
  
  
• Develop and enhance  their skills when working with girls  and young women from different ethnic backgrounds
  
  
• Explore and develop  best practice when working with girls  and young  women from ethnic backgrounds
  
  
• Explore the  influences within society that affect girls and young women from ethnic groups

Schedule

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