While young people still have a safe space and play opportunities and activities at seniors as they would have had at the Juniors Drop-In, our approach at Seniors is different. While our Seniors sessions take a universal approach, the session provides the platform for identifying young people in need of more targeted support. Targeted youth work involves focussed and tailored interventions aimed at specific groups or individual young people to support outcomes with young people as partners in the learning process.
Our seniors drop-in prioritises a harm reduction approach in response to young people's risk-taking behaviours by responding dynamically with issues-based work through the supportive and trusting relationships we have built with the young people accessing our service. Risk-taking behaviour is a normal and healthy part of adolescent development, but for a variety of contextual factors, this can become a barrier to young people achieving their potential.
Youth work can be delivered anywhere, in any setting, but the significant difference is that a youth work approach can only be successful if where it takes place is where young people choose to be. For many young people in Peeblesshire, this is Oor Space.
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