Information: It was a shock to Shirley’s parents that she was being held in a Juvenile Detention Centre. Shirley had just celebrated her 15th birthday. She came from a middle-income family and lived a rather uneventful life with her parents. Shirley’s mother was an administrative assistant and her father was a safety officer at a secondary school. The family lived in a quiet neighbourhood that experienced sanitation issues from time to time; their only issue. When Shirley joined the Girls High School 3 years ago, she would often ask her parents to go to her friends’ houses. The neighbourhood Shirley originates from is also low on youth engagement. After a year of getting to know their family, Shirley was finally allowed occasional visits with her friends. On this occasion, Janice’s mom asked for Shirley to accompany Rebecca and her daughter at a Bingo. Rebecca and Janice had more privileged backgrounds. Their neighbourhood was seen as prestigious. Many of the persons living there held senior management positions within firms. Shirley’s parents believed it would have been good exposure, particularly since Shirley never did much and seemed addicted to the screen, her only form of entertainment. Shirley had been charged, along with her 2 friends with 6 offences that include theft, fraud, reckless abandon, attempting to drive without a license, underaged drinking and attempting to flee the country. Shirley’s parents learnt that Shirley and her friends had stolen US$18,000.00 from a safe at the house the bingo was being hosted. They left the bingo after stealing the money and jumped on a bus headed downtown. When they got there, they went on a shopping spree. Afterwards, they visited several bars and nightclubs, picking up men and leaving outrageous tips for bartenders and taxi drivers. Shirley and her friends were intercepted at the airport. The taxi driver alerted the police to the whereabouts of the teens and their descriptions. They had bought tickets to Mexico and were attempting to leave the country. They were sent to the facility where Jah Ras works. Youth Empowerment Officer Jah Ras, who works with the National Youth Service (NYS), was recently assigned to Shirley’s Case. He (Jah Ras) is tasked with assisting the three girls in the situation. He was given the “Old Clinic”, a public building that was renovated and refurbished following damage by Hurricane Plato in 2000. The project will allow Jah Ras to plug in to opportunities for assessments, financial support, training, mentorship, legal support and institutional strengthening from the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information.2 Part A: i) What should be Jah Ras’s first set of activities as youth worker assigned to Shirley? Give at least 4 examples in order of priority and reasons for your answer. ii) Which skills or conceptual approaches should Jah Ras, as a youth worker, try to apply in his new role? Give at least 5 examples and reasons for your answer. Part B: What are the challenges that confront Shirley and which are most in need of attention? ii) What are possible solutions to Shirley’s challenges? iii) What can Jah Ras do to best assist Shirley in overcoming her challenges? Give two examples. Component 1: The Rationale i) What are some important characteristics of activities that will be effective at motivating and inspiring youth? Why? Give at least three (3) examples. ii) What type of activities will appeal to female at-risk youth in this situation? Why? Give atleast three (3) examples. Component 2: The Conceptual Background iii) Which concepts or templates from the module can be useful for working with female youths in this situation? Why? Identify at least three (3) concepts and two templates? Component 3: The Project Activities iv) Identify three (3) specific activities that can be used to target female youths in situation, utilising the activities, concepts and templates identified in (ii) and (iii) above. v) If you were Jah Ras, what type of project would you embark on to support female youth who are first time offenders. Give a basic description of another project idea other than the rejuvenation of the Old Clinic (who, what, when, where, how).
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It was a shock to Shirley’s parents that she was being held in a Juvenile Detention Centre.
Shirley had just celebrated her 15th birthday. She came from a middle-income family and
lived a rather uneventful life with her parents. Shirley’s mother was an administrative
assistant and her father was a safety officer at a secondary school. The family lived in a quiet
neighbourhood that experienced sanitation issues from time to time; their only issue.
When Shirley joined the Girls High School 3 years ago, she would often ask her parents to go
to her friends’ houses. The neighbourhood Shirley originates from is also low on youth
engagement. After a year of getting to know their family, Shirley was finally allowed
occasional visits with her friends. On this occasion, Janice’s mom asked for Shirley to
accompany Rebecca and her daughter at a Bingo.
Rebecca and Janice had more privileged backgrounds. Their neighbourhood was seen as
prestigious. Many of the persons living there held senior management positions within firms.
Shirley’s parents believed it would have been good exposure, particularly since Shirley never
did much and seemed addicted to the screen, her only form of entertainment.
Shirley had been charged, along with her 2 friends with 6 offences that include theft, fraud,
reckless abandon, attempting to drive without a license, underaged drinking and attempting to
flee the country.
Shirley’s parents learnt that Shirley and her friends had stolen US$18,000.00 from a safe at
the house the bingo was being hosted. They left the bingo after stealing the money and
jumped on a bus headed downtown. When they got there, they went on a shopping spree.
Afterwards, they visited several bars and nightclubs, picking up men and leaving outrageous
tips for bartenders and taxi drivers.
Shirley and her friends were intercepted at the airport. The taxi driver alerted the police to the
whereabouts of the teens and their descriptions. They had bought tickets to Mexico and were
attempting to leave the country. They were sent to the facility where Jah Ras works.
Youth Empowerment Officer Jah Ras, who works with the National Youth Service (NYS), was
recently assigned to Shirley’s Case. He (Jah Ras) is tasked with assisting the three girls in the
situation. He was given the “Old Clinic”, a public building that was renovated and refurbished
following damage by Hurricane Plato in 2000.
The project will allow Jah Ras to plug in to opportunities for assessments, financial support,
training, mentorship, legal support and institutional strengthening from the Ministry of
Education, Youth, and Information.2
Part A:
- i)
What should be Jah Ras’s first set of activities as youth worker assigned to Shirley?
Give at least 4 examples in order of priority and reasons for your answer.
- ii)
Which skills or conceptual approaches should Jah Ras, as a youth worker, try to apply
in his new role? Give at least 5 examples and reasons for your answer.
Part B:
What are the challenges that confront Shirley and which are most in need of attention?
- ii)
What are possible solutions to Shirley’s challenges?
iii)
What can Jah Ras do to best assist Shirley in overcoming her challenges? Give
two examples.
Component 1: The Rationale
- i)
What are some important characteristics of activities that will be effective at
motivating and inspiring youth? Why? Give at least three (3) examples.
- ii)
What type of activities will appeal to female at-risk youth in this situation? Why?
Give atleast three (3) examples.
Component 2: The Conceptual Background
iii)
Which concepts or templates from the module can be useful for working with female
youths in
this situation? Why? Identify at least three (3) concepts and two templates?
Component 3: The Project Activities
- iv)
Identify three (3) specific activities that can be used to target female youths in situation,
utilising the activities, concepts and templates identified in (ii) and (iii) above.
- v)
If you were Jah Ras, what type of project would you embark on to support female youth
who are first time offenders. Give a basic description of another project idea other than
the rejuvenation of the Old Clinic (who, what, when, where, how).
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