COMMUNITY and YOUTH STUDIES

1. COMMUNITY and YOUTH STUDIES

2. UNIVERSITY of SUNDERLAND • Community and Youth Studies –Past 5 Years development • Changing professional context in 2007 • Case study in collaborative approach • Fd in working with Young People

3. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS • OVER LAST 5 YEARS: • Hartlepool • Tyne & Wear • Northumberland

4. CHANGES IN 2007 • National Youth Association (NYA) • Universities Strategic FE College Partners

5. CASE STUDY • The 4 stages in Scott and Jaffe‘s (1991) change model are: • 1. Creating the Vision reflecting current political initiatives 2. Resistance/Developing a frame work for the ideas 3. Exploration/piloting and building the concept 4. Commitment /Validation/birth of the idea into reality

6. CHANGE PROCESS 4.Commitment: Enabling 1.Creating: Holding 3.Exploration: Engaging 2. Resistance: Intending

7. CREATING : HOLDING • Building on the credibility of running long standing CYW courses • Feasibility work and pilot courses • Good dialogue • Identify Opportunities of collaboration across and within in HE /FE • Continue dialogue about current ‘youth’ policy initiatives and core of good practice

8. RESISTANCE : INTENDING • Develop transparent opportunities for collaboration • Design ways of progressing that are collaborative –time for core staff to work together and refine and review current training courses • Create

9. EXPLORATION : ENGAGING • Run joint training events • Continue to review and share good and existing practice

10. COMMITMENT : ENABLING • Complete validation process • Devise structures for continued support and development • Tie up any loose ends

11. SUMMARY • Community and Youth Studies –Past 5 Years development in working with young people • Changing professional context in 2007 • Case study in collaborative approach - Fd in working with Young People Contact : frankie.williams@sunderland.ac.uk kevin.morris@sunderland.ac.uk