YOUTH, YOUTH WORK AND THEIR IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY*
Keywords:
youth, youth work, community, development, case studyAbstract
The contribution of the youth in the
development of the local communities has been a well
preserved asset all over the world’s nations. However,
the support given to this category of people and the
potential of them has, and sometimes still is, not
exploited to the maximum. Youth work is an old
profession but the professionalization is yet a new
concept, under continuous construction, in order to meet
the rapid development of the youth in such a way that
the youth workers can constantly be the pillars the
youth can lie on and which can support and promote the
impactful work the youth are conducting. In this context
the present article aims to highlight both theoretical and
practical aspects of youth work by presenting the
development of the profession and by illustrating
impactful activities of youth in their communities as
best practice examples.
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