Youth-Adult Partnerships in Work with Youth: An Overview

Ramey, Heather L.; Lawford, Heather L.; Vachon, Wolfgang

doi:10.5195/jyd.2017.520

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“…Because of the barriers that may present in certain organisational and professional contexts, the organisational culture and beliefs or philosophy around participation are important to consider, as these influence the likelihood that participation will be experienced as meaningful (Ramey, 2017). The way an organisation frames participation in policy can help professionals have a shared understanding of the principles of practice, and what it entails, from the management to practitioner level, and this can be reinforced by a support system for professionals underpinned by established processes and experiences (Ramey, 2017).…”

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Children’s participation in practice: comparing the views of managers and practitioners in an early intervention and prevention programme

Tierney

Rodríguez

Kennan

et al. 2022

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Purpose Participation is the active involvement of children and young people in decision-making regarding issues that affect their lives. It is crucial in the context of child protection and welfare systems and how they respond to the needs of children and young people. The purpose of this paper is to report on the evaluation of child and family participation in an early intervention and prevention programme implemented by the Irish Child and Family Agency. It provides an analysis of a comprehensive, “whole organization” approach to understand how participation is embedded in policy and practice. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports on a comparative qualitative case study of the perspectives of managers and practitioners about participation practice, identifying the facilitators and barriers, as well as their perspectives of the sustainability of participation within the agency and its partners. The authors draw on two complementary, theoretically informed studies evaluating participatory practice within the Agency using qualitative interviews with participants. Findings Overall, managers and practitioners had a positive attitude towards participation and identified examples of best practices. Facilitators included training, access to resources and the quality of relationships. Challenges for meaningful participation remain, such as the need to engage, hard to reach populations. Differences were identified regarding how embedded and sustainable participation was. Originality/value This paper provides a critical understanding of participation in practice and how to embed a culture of participation in child protection and welfare.

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Children’s participation in practice: comparing the views of managers and practitioners in an early intervention and prevention programme

Tierney

Rodríguez

Kennan

et al. 2022

JCS

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“…Reflecting on feminist activism with girls they argue successful "partnerships with girls require that we trust them as experts in their own experience" (2016, p. 706). Ramey et al (2017) offer a variety of ways of conceptualizing youth-adult partnerships however it should be remembered that youth led climate activism is not ostensibly a youth-adult partnership but is one that places youth front and center in the process. In this respect it appears Liou and Literat are right when they suggest that: "the simplest way adult allies can demonstrate solidarity is by learning how to decenter themselves and stepping out of the way of youth organizers (2020, p.…”

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The Role of Adults in “Youth Led” Climate Groups: Enabling Empowerment

Elsen

Ord

2021

Front. Polit. Sci.

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This research explores young people's attitudes toward adult involvement within “youth led” youth climate groups. Young people were acutely aware of their marginalization and overall, there was a consensus that adults played a useful role as a resource, as experienced adult activists possessed knowledge that they lacked, or in offering practical support on legal issues or liaising with the police. The attitudes of young people to adult involvement is at times paradoxical in that whilst they were aware of its necessity, adults altered the dynamics of the groups, as there was a “power gap” and that adults' views could take precedence. As a result, on some occasions the young people parted ways from the adults. A continual theme from the research was that young people's involvement in “youth climate groups” gave them a sense of empowerment and they were much more aware of how to effect change, and to some extent they did need the support of adults in this process, often due to their structural disempowerment. The findings suggest that adult involvement was most successful when adults were committed to empowering young people and the researchers suggest that Kirshner's model of “cycles of fading” is a useful framework for adult involvement.

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“…Central to effective SDM is engaging patient partners as members in stakeholder committees and executive governance bodies at a governance level [17]. In the founding stages of ACCESS OM, it was determined that a redistribution of power among stakeholder groups was necessary to foster SDM with patient partners, researchers, clinicians, and decision makers.…”

Section: Patient Partners As Members Of Decision Making Councils and mentioning

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Shared Decision Making in a Youth Mental Health Service Design and Research Project: Insights From the Pan-Canadian ACCESS Open Minds Network

Guinaudie

Mireault

Tan

et al. 2020

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Shared decision making (SDM) is the process by which health care providers and patients collaborate to make health care decisions. This collaboration leads to informed decision making and improved outcomes. However, research on SDM specific to the field of youth mental health is scarce. ACCESS Open Minds (ACCESS OM) is a youth mental health research and evaluation project that implemented and evaluated SDM practices within its various activities and operations. The ACCESS OM network spans a diversity of youth mental health settings across Canada, and includes various stakeholders such as youth, family members and carers, clinicians, researchers, and policy makers. The project values all types of knowledge (specifically, experiential, cultural, clinical, and scientific knowledge) as necessary to lead to better health research, care delivery, and outcomes for patients and their communities. Similarly, it acknowledges the lived experience of patients and, family and carers as expertise. Through the integration of SDM practices, ACCESS OM has formulated valuable insights that can be applied to other health problems and settings. This paper, written by youth and family council members, operational staff, and researchers from the project, will share challenges and solutions that arose in the integration of SDM practices within ACCESS OM's knowledge translation strategy, governance structures, clinical contexts, and capacity-building initiatives.

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Youth-Adult Partnerships in Work with Youth: An Overview

Cited by 21 publications

References 45 publications

Children’s participation in practice: comparing the views of managers and practitioners in an early intervention and prevention programme

Children’s participation in practice: comparing the views of managers and practitioners in an early intervention and prevention programme

The Role of Adults in “Youth Led” Climate Groups: Enabling Empowerment

Shared Decision Making in a Youth Mental Health Service Design and Research Project: Insights From the Pan-Canadian ACCESS Open Minds Network

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