“…As a particularly salient feature, relationships in youth work then are widely acknowledged and accepted as perhaps the primary mediator of effective youth work (Batsleer & Davies, 2010;Jeffs & Smith, 2010;Ord, 2016). In much part, and similar to the duality of literature and policy that underpins community and youth sport programmes Without a doubt, this set in motion a continued understanding (and processes) that associational, person centred work with young people that continues to form much of the essence for effective youth work (Clyne, 2018;Coleman & Warren-Adamson, 1992) and, indeed, this type of relational approach and the use of empathy and relationship building is considered essential in other services that deal with people from disadvantaged backgrounds, that is, offenders (Farrow, Kelly, & Wilkinson, 2007). The overriding core message within the wider youth work literature then, is that relationship building is considered essential (Davies, 2015).…”