Table of Contents

1 The role of youth support workers with groups of young people
2 Applying learning theory to personal learning and development group work
3 Assessing needs and identifying a topic
4 Setting aims and objectives leading to positive outcomes
5 Activities to enable personal learning and development
6 Getting the structure of sessions right
7 Skills to facilitate personal learning and development
8 Group dynamics
9 Managing challenging behaviour and attitudes
10 Evaluating personal learning and development

About the Author

Jane Westergaard is Senior Lecturer in Education at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.