Gangs, Early Help & Systemic Youth Violence in Adult Social Care
Overview
This training explores the national epidemic of serious youth violence, gangs, criminal exploitation & the important role of Early Help for the Children and Family system. The definition of ‘young people’ aged between 13-25
How Long is the Course?
1 day
Who is the Course Aimed at?
Staff in Adult Social Care
Course outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will:-
- Understand the drivers and reasons for the increase in young people involved in Gangs, Youth Violence and County Lines
- Understand the role of Early Help for the Children & Family System
- Understand the impact of relation-based practice as it relates to young people involved in Gang culture
- Understand the need for a “community centred ‘Public Health” response to violence
- Understand the Minus Violence practice framework
- Explore the increase in adolescent to Parent/Carer violence
- Be able to identify positive values and also obstacles in terms of engaging and effective practice with youth violence
- Strengthen practical tools and signposting mechanisms for interventions
Programme Outline
- Introductions
- Aims and objectives
- Exploring values
- Exploring the Challenges
- Current debates, thinking and responses to Youth violence, Gangs, County Lines
- Exploring Gang Culture in detail (peer pressure, youth culture, reputations, street egos etc)
- The Consequences (stages of gang involvement, exploitation, grooming, police forensic responses, retaliations, revenge and street responses, sentencing, prison)
- Identifying & Exploring the consequences of Gang Culture
- County Lines
- Exploring a range of effective interventions
- Practical
- Consolidation
