What is a self-care strategy?

What is a self-care strategy?

5 Self-Care Practices for Every Area of Your Life.

How can I be an effective youth worker?

What skills does a Youth Worker need?

1. Commitment to young people and an understanding of the factors affecting their lives.
2. The ability to act with integrity in times of stress.
3. Interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish good relationships with a range of people.
4. Patience, tolerance and flexibility.

What skills should a youth worker have?

Skills and knowledge sensitivity and understanding. the ability to work well with others. customer service skills. patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

What are youth workers responsibilities?

Youth workers work directly with children and young people, helping them to build life skills, develop healthy relationships and make decisions that are right for them. Youth workers are often involved in projects and activities such as sport and performing arts. mentoring or counselling individual young people.

What are 5 self-care strategies?

What self-care strategies work for you?

• Maintain your friendships.
• Get regular exercise.
• Keep a balanced diet.
• Ask for help and accept it when it is offered.
• Think of yourself as your own best friend.
• Plan something to look forward to, whether that be a trip with your mates or an outing – even a holiday.

What are the roles and responsibilities of a youth worker?

Youth worker: job description

• setting up and running projects.
• mentoring or counselling individual young people.
• managing budgets.
• applying for project funding.
• maintaining confidential records.
• writing and presenting reports.
• recruiting and managing staff, including volunteers.

What are the key principles of youth work?

The three principles of youth work are:

• Voluntary attendance. Young people will feel much more compelled to take part when it’s their choice.
• Partnership. Youth work should always be centred around the individual’s needs.
• Accessibility.

What makes a good youth support worker?

There are essential attributes that all youth workers need – energy, patience and creativity are paramount. And now more than ever, a positive approach to collaboration with other organisations is key. This is especially true in the public sector, where resources are limited and services are being outsourced.

What are the core values of youth work?

Youth work values

• Young people choosing to take part.
• Utilising young people’s view of the world.
• Treating young people with respect.
• Seeking to develop young people’s skills and attitudes rather than remedy ‘problem behaviours’.
• Helping young people develop stronger relationships and collective identities.

Do you need to take care of yourself when doing youth work?

Youth work isn’t just theory, it’s practice. We have to keep learning new skills, gaining knowledge. Taking time to reflect and check in is part of that practice. Youth Work is a profession – in order to keep doing it and not burn out, we have to look after ourselves.

What do you need to know about worker self care?

Effective self-care for workers in the AOD sector should include supervision and debriefing processes that are formally structured aspects of the organisation, as well as less structured personal and professional strategies to ensure healthy work life balance and professional boundaries are in place.

Is the work of a youth worker altruistic?

Youth work is altruistic. We have to make sure we also look out for ourselves so we can provide the best possible support to others. We constantly have to prioritise and prioritise, and our job is never done. Even when we finish working with a client, we know that their life may continue to be difficult.

Is it important to have a self care plan?

Remember: self care is a personal thing. What works for others won’t work for you! It’s important to have a plan that you revise regularly. Ideally, share your plan with your supervisor or team leader, or a colleague, and encourage them to regularly check in with you and make sure you are carrying out your plan. What is self care?