Purposes and practices of youth work supervision: A narrative review

Youth development is a critical component of the ecosystem of human society. Young people not only inherit but also play a crucial role in determining a nation's future progress, growth, and development. Youth workers are responsible for delivering quality services to youth through their engage...

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Main Authors: Lee, Kwan Meng, Krauss, Steven Eric, Consultancy, Dato’ Wasitah
Format: Article
Published: Institute for Youth Research Malaysia 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110092/
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author Lee, Kwan Meng
Krauss, Steven Eric
Consultancy, Dato’ Wasitah
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Consultancy, Dato’ Wasitah
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description Youth development is a critical component of the ecosystem of human society. Young people not only inherit but also play a crucial role in determining a nation's future progress, growth, and development. Youth workers are responsible for delivering quality services to youth through their engagement with them in diverse program settings and employment situations. Therefore, youth workers must be equipped with multiple skill sets to effectively facilitate youth development using different approaches. Proper supervision of youth workers is, therefore, a vital part of youth work practice. The role of supervisors in guiding youth workers aims to help them effectively nurture youth and unleash their full potential. Given the lack of clarity in the literature on the core purpose and practices of youth work supervision, this paper examines basic definitions of supervision, its functions, selected models of practice, and its importance in the youth work profession. A clear understanding of what youth work supervision is, its features, and importance to youth work practice can provide greater clarity for the profession to ensure its role within the developing profession.
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spelling upm-1100922024-09-09T02:11:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110092/ Purposes and practices of youth work supervision: A narrative review Lee, Kwan Meng Krauss, Steven Eric Consultancy, Dato’ Wasitah Youth development is a critical component of the ecosystem of human society. Young people not only inherit but also play a crucial role in determining a nation's future progress, growth, and development. Youth workers are responsible for delivering quality services to youth through their engagement with them in diverse program settings and employment situations. Therefore, youth workers must be equipped with multiple skill sets to effectively facilitate youth development using different approaches. Proper supervision of youth workers is, therefore, a vital part of youth work practice. The role of supervisors in guiding youth workers aims to help them effectively nurture youth and unleash their full potential. Given the lack of clarity in the literature on the core purpose and practices of youth work supervision, this paper examines basic definitions of supervision, its functions, selected models of practice, and its importance in the youth work profession. A clear understanding of what youth work supervision is, its features, and importance to youth work practice can provide greater clarity for the profession to ensure its role within the developing profession. Institute for Youth Research Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed Lee, Kwan Meng and Krauss, Steven Eric and Consultancy, Dato’ Wasitah (2023) Purposes and practices of youth work supervision: A narrative review. Asia Pacific Journal of Youth Studies, 2 (1). pp. 94-115. ISSN 2948-4235; ESSN: 2811-4388 https://apjys.iyres.gov.my/purposes-and-practices-of-youth-work-supervision-a-narrative-review/ 10.56390/APJYS2023.1.1.4
spellingShingle Lee, Kwan Meng
Krauss, Steven Eric
Consultancy, Dato’ Wasitah
Purposes and practices of youth work supervision: A narrative review
title Purposes and practices of youth work supervision: A narrative review
title_full Purposes and practices of youth work supervision: A narrative review
title_fullStr Purposes and practices of youth work supervision: A narrative review
title_full_unstemmed Purposes and practices of youth work supervision: A narrative review
title_short Purposes and practices of youth work supervision: A narrative review
title_sort purposes and practices of youth work supervision: a narrative review
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110092/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110092/