Koordinaatti - Youth information and counselling
IAA – Björg J. Birgisdóttir
Youth information and counselling is preventive youth work. It is one of the statutory services for young people, and its objective is to provide specialised information, guidance and counselling concerning different issues and situations in young people’s lives. Youth information and counselling work supports young people’s growth, independence and well-being. The basis for the services is the information and support needs of young people. Services are provided by municipalities and various organisations. They are directed at young people themselves, but also at young people’s parents and others who are professionally or otherwise involved with young people.
Topics
Personal guidance
Counselling and support
Youth information and counselling is preventive youth work. It is one of the statutory services for young people, and its objective is to provide specialised information, guidance and counselling concerning different issues and situations in young people’s lives. Youth information and counselling work supports young people’s growth, independence and well-being. The basis for the services is the information and support needs of young people. Services are provided by municipalities and various organisations. They are directed at young people themselves, but also at young people’s parents and others who are professionally or otherwise involved with young people.
Topics
Personal guidance
Counselling and support
Youth information and counselling is preventive youth work. It is one of the statutory services for young people, and its objective is to provide specialised information, guidance and counselling concerning different issues and situations in young people’s lives. Youth information and counselling work supports young people’s growth, independence and well-being. The basis for the services is the information and support needs of young people. Services are provided by municipalities and various organisations. They are directed at young people themselves, but also at young people’s parents and others who are professionally or otherwise involved with young people.
Topics
Personal guidance
Counselling and support
- Target Groups
- Children / Adolescents
- Type of Best Practice
- Counselling
- Website
- Country
- Finland
Exercise Category: Good Practices
CC - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Description
The website provides personal guidance, counselling and support to young people through face-to-face services or online services and other environments. Information is provided for young people through various channels and methods, such as peer-to-peer groups and social media such as facebook and twitter.
Koordinaatti’s task is to support municipalities, joint municipal authorities and various regional co-operation bodies. Koordinaatti offers municipalities expert help in the use of web-based services, tools and methods as well as training in the basics of web-based work.
The Ministry of Education and Culture appointed Koordinaatti (Youth Information and Counselling) for the task of planning and establishing a regional service network for regional youth information and counselling coordinators as part of a permanent youth work service structure.
Original language
Finnish and also available in English and Swedish
Country
Finland
Link
http://www.koordinaatti.fi/en
