Joined-Up Practice: Five Areas of Exemplary Practice for Social Workers and Educators to Re-Engage Homeless Youth

Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies. University of Tasmania Private Bag 64, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia. Tel: +61-3-6226-2591; Fax: +61-3-6226-2578; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.acys.info/journal/overview

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Homeless People; Special Needs Students; Student Characteristics; Teachers; Social Work; Caseworkers; Learner Engagement; At Risk Students; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Nontraditional Education; Case Studies; Teaching Methods; Literacy; Reading Skills; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Educational Environment; Student Centered Curriculum; Family School Relationship; Delivery Systems; Inquiry; Active Learning

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Young people seen as "at risk" are a substantial focus across a wide range of policy and practice fields in national and international contexts. This article addresses two of those fields, youth homelessness and young people failing to obtain a basic education that will give them access to employment and full community participation. By comparing solutions to the problems of youth homelessness and young people educationally at risk, the article distils key meta-characteristics useful for both social workers and educators in mutually supporting some of the most at-risk young people in our communities today. The authors suggest that these can inform a more "joined-up" approach to practice. (Contains 4 vignettes.)

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