YOCOMO - Communicating Meaningfully knowledge

Communicating meaningfully

…means building positive relationships with individuals and groups. Youth workers are masters in interacting with young people as well as with international partners and contribute to smooth communication regarding programmes and projects. Communication is a key aspect of youth work. This competence area goes beyond simple communication models and pays attention to the notion of asynchronous communication and the diversity of communication tools. This area is also about how the youth worker constructively handles emotions, inspiration, intuition, empathy and personalities.

The elements of knowledge are summarised in different headlines that illustrate what “communicating meaningfully” means for youth workers knowledge-wise. The “cluster headlines” do not name detailed knowledge as such; these can be found through clicking on the lists.

Knowledge of theoretical concepts supports communication with a diversity of people in various situations. + -

For youth workers working in international settings, it is helpful to know about

current concepts and theories with regard to diversity
the different dimensions of identity
concepts of active listening
theories about non-verbal communication
empathy-related mechanisms
hate speech and fake news phenomena and how to address them

Youth workers need to know various methods and approaches towards working with different groups of people. + -

This includes being knowledgeable about:

active listening
non-verbal communication
different ways in which solidarity can be acted on/expressed, including online

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