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Title
Describe group work and leadership in youth work
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
This is a theory unit standard designed to support other unit
standards in youth work. People credited with this unit
standard are able to: describe group work and leadership
theory for youth work; and identify and describe boundaries
between leaders and youth in a youth work setting.
Classification
Social Services > Youth Development
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 16843, Demonstrate knowledge of the meaning of Te Tiriti
o Waitangi in youth work; and Unit 22256, Explain the
principles and underlying philosophy of the Youth Development
Strategy Aotearoa.
Explanatory notes
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Glossary
Leadership styles include: authoritarian, authoritative, consensus, democratic,
empowering, permissive, and situational (defined below).
Authoritarian means a militaristic leadership style that is black and white, requires
obedience to rules, and gives the leader all power.
Authoritative means a leadership style that will use the power of a leader to influence
decisions.
Consensus means a leader who allows all participants to discuss and make
decisions that everybody agrees with.
Democratic means a leader who is chosen by the majority, and the people retain the
power.
Empowering leadership is a style where the leader believes the participants have the
ability to make their own decisions, and the leader guides the group to make their
decision.
Permissive means a very relaxed leadership style, where the people have the power.
Situational means the use of a variety of leadership styles to apply within different
contexts.
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to: Children,
Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989; Crimes Act 1961; Human Rights Act
1993; Health And Safety in Employment Act 1992; Official Information Act 1982;
Privacy Act 1993.
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Resources
Ministry of Youth Affairs. 2002. Youth development strategy Aotearoa – Action for
child and youth development. Wellington: Ministry of Youth Affairs. Available online
from the Ministry of Youth Development (http://www.myd.govt.nz), along with
supporting documents.
United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child; which may be found online at
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources.asp.
Convention on the Rights of the Child, which may be found online at:
http://www.unicef.org/crc/.
For coverage of Tuckman's 'forming, storming, norming, performing' model refer to
the following websites:
http://www.businessballs.com
http://www.chimaeraconsulting.com/tuckman.htm.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe group work and leadership theory for youth work.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Group work theory is outlined in terms of stages of a group and the different
needs within a group.
Range
1.2
Leadership is described in terms of roles, functions, and responsibilities.
Range
1.3
group work theory may include but is not limited to – Tuckman’s
model of group development;
different needs within a group include task, maintenance, and
individual needs.
Evidence is required of one group work theory and all of the
needs.
roles, functions, and responsibilities may include but are not
limited to – care, control, decision-making, enabling, negotiating,
facilitation, guidance, empowering, establishing consensus,
establishing safety and rules, inspiration, motivation, programme
setting, role modelling, encouraging self-leadership.
Evidence is required of four.
Leadership is described in terms of different leadership styles.
Range
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leadership styles may include but are not limited to – authoritarian,
authoritative, consensus, democratic, empowering, permissive,
situational.
Evidence is required of four leadership styles.
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Benefits and limitations of different leadership styles are identified.
Range
evidence is required of two leadership styles, with two benefits and
two limitations for each.
Outcome 2
Identify and describe boundaries between leaders and youth in a youth work setting.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The description uses relevant criteria to identify boundaries between leaders
and youth.
Range
relevant criteria may be selected from a variety of sources which
include – a code of ethics of a youth work agency; a UN
convention; legislation.
Evidence is required in relation to one code of ethics and either
one UN convention or one statute.
2.2
Youth work leadership is distinguished from personal relationships between
leaders and youth.
2.3
Safety mechanisms for protecting youth and leaders are described.
Range
safety mechanisms include protocols for – risk management;
occupational safety and health; confidentiality.
Evidence is required of one example of each.
Planned review date
31 December 2017
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 August 1999
31 December 2014
Revision
2
20 March 2003
31 December 2014
Review
3
26 November 2007
31 December 2014
Rollover and
Revision
4
21 February 2013
N/A
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Please note
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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