Equalities Awareness for Practitioners working with Young People

Working with young people means promoting their healthy transitions to adulthood.Barriers to healthy transitions include prejudice and discrimination that some young people face. As professionals how well do we understand this?How confident do we feel about applying our knowledge? Equalities can sometimes feel like a minefield, or a frustrating tick-boxing exercise that lacks heart and commitment. Language, policy and legal requirements change and we can sometimes find it hard to keep up.

• Do you feel you need a deeper understanding of what equalities means?
• Do you understand the language and concepts of equality and diversity?
• Do you understand the legal requirements to challenge discrimination and actively promote equality and diversity in your work with young people?
• Would you appreciate an opportunity to talk openly about how we can deepen our understanding of, and commitment to, practicing equalities in action?

Who would benefit from this course?

Youth workers and other professionals working in non-formal education who are willing to examine their own understanding of diversity and difference, consider their own attitudes and values, and broaden their knowledge of the issues affecting particular groups in society.This is an introductory level course and requires a commitment to taking part in open and frank communication with others.

Facilitator: Tracy Hind is a freelance youth & community development consultant and trainer with 20 years’ experience working in both statutory and voluntary sector settings. She is an Associate Consultant of UK Youth and WSA Community Consultants and an Associate Tutor at Sussex University where she teaches on social exclusion, equal opportunities and reflective practice. Much of her work focuses on equality, and she has a particular interest in how our own personal attitudes and values impact on our commitment to equality.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, participants will have:

• Developed and discussed their understanding of the meaning of language and terminology used in equalities
• Developed their knowledge of the issues and barriers affecting different groups in society
• Discussed issues in youth work relating to young people and inequality
• Deepened their understanding of the law and legal requirements in relation to equalities issues
• Considered their own personal attitudes and values in relation to issues of equality

Cost:£125.00 per person + VAT

20% discount to associations / 10% discount to associates

Places on this course are limited ensure that the training day is an effective one. Places are available on a strictly first come, first served basis.

If you wish to book a place on this training day, please download and return the booking form below:

• Monday 22nd March 2010- London
• Thursday 7th October 2010- London

For groups of six or more staff, why not run this training in-house?

For more information about the above training days and in-house training, please contact Charmaine Simpson on 0845 862 0432 or charmaine@ukyouth.org