Abstract

Youth workers play an important role in youths’ experiences in after-school programs. Although many staff competency frameworks exist, little attention has been given to understanding how characteristics related to youth and their community and program contexts inform staff competencies. A systematic search of review papers in four databases yielded two foundational review articles on youth worker competency frameworks. We explore how the competencies least reflected in the literature may be critical for youth workers, particularly for individuals working with youth in communities facing systemic marginalization. Ongoing critical analysis of the literature’s best practices will reflect the value and potential of youth workers and move the field toward more thoughtful and just youth programming.

摘要

青年工作者在青年的课外活动体验中发挥着重要作用。尽管存在许多工作人员能力框架，但很少有人关注了解与青年及其社区和项目环境相关的特征如何影响工作人员能力。对四个数据库中的评论论文进行系统搜索，得出了两篇关于青年工人能力框架的基础评论文章。我们探讨了文献中反映最少的能力如何对青年工人至关重要，特别是对于在面临系统性边缘化的社区中与青年一起工作的个人。对文献最佳实践的持续批判性分析将反映青年工作者的价值和潜力，并将该领域推向更加深思熟虑和公正的青年计划。