B1 Enable young people to explore and develop their values and self-respect
Elements of competence B1.1 Enable young people to explore the values by which they live B1.2 Enable young people to build their self-respect and self-esteem
Summary This unit is about working with young people to explore, clarify and consider their values, and enabling young people to become more self-aware, value their own strengths, and support the strengths and contributions to others.
Elements in this unit B1.1 Enable young people to explore the values by which they live This is about working with young people to explore, clarify and consider their values, to look at alternative value sets and develop their own standpoint in relation to them.
B1.2 Enable young people to build their self-respect and self-esteem This is about enabling young people to become more self-aware, develop greater respect for themselves and build their self-esteem. It is about encouraging them to value and build on their strengths, and to celebrate and support the strengths and contributions of others.
Who this unit is aimed at It is for all youth workers.
Principles of good practice It is intended that the activities described in this unit will be interpreted and carried out in line with the key purpose and core values of youth work.
They key purpose of youth work is to work with young people to facilitate their personal, social and educational development, and enable them to gain a voice, influence and place in society in their period of transition from dependence to independence.
The core values state that youth work is educative, participative, empowering and promotes equality of opportunity and social inclusion.
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Place in SVQ framework This unit occurs in the SVQ Youth Work level 2 and level 3.
Evidence Requirements for this unit You must provide your assessor with evidence for all the Performance Criteria and all aspects of the Knowledge. Evidence derived from a candidate’s workplace performance is a mandatory requirement for all aspects of this unit, unless otherwise specified.
Assessment Guidance The workplace will be the primary assessment location and naturally occurring workplace evidence (activities and products produced in normal working conditions) will provide the primary evidence source.
Assessment evidence, although demonstrating competence across the performance and knowledge should, wherever possible, be holistic, ie rather than collecting individual pieces of evidence for each element and performance criteria, candidates should gather evidence to illustrate competence:- Across elements and units that naturally link together in terms of whole job operations Where self-evaluation and working with others is required, the evidence may be collected for the job function but also provide evidence for the core and optional units
Performance evidence should be gathered wherever possible from naturally occurring evidence collected in the work place.
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Element B1.1 Enable young people to explore the values by which they live
Performance Criteria Type of evidence – state evidence index no(s) Date DO P W RA Q Other 1 create an environment where it is possible to have conversations about personal values 2 work with young people to define clearly what is meant by “values” 3 share your own values where appropriate, in line with the core values of youth work 4 work with young people on values without imposing your own values on them 5 explore a range of value sets, in the communities in which young people live and in wider society 6 assist with young people in the identification of their own position in relation to the values they experience around them 7 map out with young people the connection between values and behaviour 8 map out with young people the choices they can make about their values and behaviour 9 encourage young people to shape their values and behaviour to reflect how and how they want to be
Notes on this element: core values: educative, empowering, participative and promoting quality value sets: may be related to relevant issues such as social behaviour, family life, education values in wider society: may be related to cultures, nationalities, communities, and organisations
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Element B1.2 Enable young people to build their self-respect and self-esteem
Performance Criteria Type of evidence – state evidence index no(s) Date DO P W RA Q Other 1 relate to young people in ways which value who they are and what they can offer 2 work with young people to build skills of reflection and self-awareness 3 enable young people to identify the positive and negative aspects of their image of themselves 4 accept young people’s view of themselves, whether positive or negative 5 work with young people to help them to identify and value their strengths 6 encourage young people to pay attention to and build on the positive aspects of their self image 7 enable young people to identify the attitudes and behaviour in themselves and others which build or damage self-esteem 8 provide regular opportunities that enable young people to experience success 9 encourage young people to congratulate each other and build others’ self-esteem
Notes on this element: A range of activities and techniques can include group and individual activities, both indoor and outdoor. Essential to the activities will be the opportunity to listen and reflect and to receive feedback.
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Knowledge specification for the whole of this unit You must show your assessor that you know and understand the following:
State evidence index no(s) Element B1.1 Enable young people to explore the values by which they live 1 why it is important to encourage young people to explore their values 2 why it is important to be aware of your own values and be prepared to discuss them 3 any differences between your own values and the core values of youth work 4 how to build the level of trust needed in order to have conversations about values 5 how to facilitate conversations and activities to enable young people to identify value sets 6 definitions of values and examples of value sets 7 differing perspectives on the values sets operating in young people’s communities and in wider society 8 the relationships between values and behaviour 9 how to facilitate conversations about choice of behaviour 10 your organisation’s code of ethics and ethical issues in youth work Element B1.2 Enable young people to build their self-respect and self-esteem 11 how to work with people in ways which value their input and build trust 12 a range of activities and techniques for encouraging young people to become more self-aware 13 why it is crucial to young people’s development that they develop a positive image of themselves 14 the effects and consequences of negative self-image 15 listening skills 16 reflecting skills 17 the importance of respecting a young person’s view of the world and themselves 18 techniques and activities for enabling young people to identify their strengths and build positive self image 19 activities and techniques that can provide young people with a sense of success
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Type of evidence – state evidence index no(s) Knowledge and understanding Date DO P W RA Q Other
There is sufficient evidence of knowledge and understanding for this unit
Type of evidence – state evidence index no(s) Evidence Requirements Date DO P W RA Q Other
The evidence generated by the candidate meets the evidence requirements for this unit
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