Publisher's Synopsis
Many of the people who choose to volunteer or work with people in activities we call youth and community work have no formal qualifications.;The primary concern of this book is with the construction of a framework for the generation of positive perspectives about the contribution that different types of unqualified people, many of whom have been victims of sexism and/or racism, can make in the field of human services.;It considers a range of examples which illustrate the whole spectrum of human service activity, from youth and community work to adult education, social care, social work, community action and so on.;The book is aimed at qualified youth and community workers in education, community workers in social services, youth social work managers, training agency staff, voluntary sector youth and community work staff, managers of special needs centres and Workers Educational Associations.
