Published
Jul 1, 2025Page count
176 pagesISBN
978-1447368656Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jul 1, 2025Page count
176 pagesISBN
978-1447368649Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jul 1, 2025Page count
176 pagesISBN
978-1447368663Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Policy Press
Youth Work
Youth and community work is a long-contested profession which has been challenged and required to adapt, in order to address social and political priorities. ‘Open access’ youth work – which is informal, youth-centred and open-ended – has faced most criticism in favour of target-driven approaches.
This book assesses the impact of a unique youth and community space in East London, part of the 2012 Olympic legacy, created specifically to support local young people in addressing the challenges and difficulties in their lives. It gives clear and practical evidence of the significant benefits of open access youth work, with guidance on replicating best practice in similar urban environments.
Tracie Trimmer-Platman is Senior Lecturer at the University of East London and has been a youth and community work practitioner for over 35 years.
1. Introduction
2. Youth and Community Work, Urban Environments and Changing times
3. Young people, social and personal benefits and urban improvement
4. Engaging Communities and utilising difference
5. Learning from change
6. An open access model
7. Impact and Outcomes
8. Informing practice
