The Library is a collection of documents of particular relevance to Youthreach. It will be added to as
documents become available. It is divided into the following sections
YOUTHREACH: The Legislative Framework and its Implications for Centre Policy and Practice ~
Dymphna Glendenning's presentations to the Youthreach Co-ordinators Conference 2001
PART 1: The General Constitutional and Legal Framework
PART 2: The Education Act 1998 and YOUTHREACH
PART 3: The Education (Welfare) Act 2000 and YOUTHREACH
The Education Welfare Act (2000)
Children Act 2001 - General comments, with particular reference to the implications for YOUTHREACH practitioners - Dermot Stokes
YOUTHREACH 2000: A Consultative Process The Youthreach National Co-ordinators Report on how it's thought Youthreach should evolve to meet the challenges of the next decade.
The Quality Framework Initiative for YOUTHREACH and Senior Traveller Training Centres - Consultative Report The Report on the Quality Framework Initiative for YOUTHREACH and STTCs arose from the YOUTHREACH 2000 consultative process.
The Quality Framework Initiative for YOUTHREACH and Senior Traveller Training Centres - Report on
the 2003-2004 Pilot Phase This report is 642Kb and requires Acrobat Reader - click on the logo to
download the reader.
Survey of Guidance, Counselling and Psychological Service Provision in Youthreach, Community and Senior Traveller Centres for Education - Report by Mary Gordon, Senior Psychologist, Further Education Section - December 2004. This report is in MSWord format.
Developing a Strategy for Crisis Intervention in YOUTHREACH - Report by Julie Brown, Crisis
Management Support Worker in Buncrana/Glengad YOUTHREACH Centres, Co Donegal VEC. This
report is 611Kb and requires Acrobat Reader - click on the logo to download the reader.

‘Everything is different here …’: mobilizing capabilities through inclusive education practices and relationships - Brian McGrath, Department of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland 
Contextualising the Children Bill as a response to youth crime -
Dr Paul O'Mahony's presentations to the Youthreach Co-ordinators Conference 2001
Developing A European Gateway For Youth Social Inclusion Programmes
Dermot Stokes's, (National Co-ordinator, YOUTHREACH, Department of Education and Science)
presentation to the European Partnership Conference, London, September 2001
From the spontaneous to the reflective – The evolution of City of Limerick V.E.C. Youthreach.
Noel Colleran - Youthreach Co-Ordinator: City of Limerick VEC - This paper is based on a presentation
given to the National Conference of Youthreach Co-ordinators held at Barney Park Hotel in February
2002.
Family Welfare Conferences - Presentation to the national conference of YOUTHREACH Co-ordinators, Blarney, in February 2002 by Breda Lynch, Project Manager, Family Group Conference Pilot Project, Mid-Western Health Board
Perceived Needs for Guidance, Counselling and Psychological Services in Youthreach, Community Training Workshops and Senior Traveller Training Centres - A survey conducted by the National Co-ordinator YOUTHREACH (Department of Education & Science) and the National Co-ordinator YOUTHREACH (FÁS). Data analysis and report: National Centre for Guidance in Education, Sarah Ryan, October 1998
Questionaires on the provision of guidance, counselling and psycological services to training/education
centres and workshops for early school leavers and travellers. Click on the following to open a
questionaire. Return it to Mary_Gordon@education.gov.ie
» CEOs' Questionnaire
» Guidance/Counselling/Psychologist Practitioners' Questionnaire
» Directors'/Managers'/Coordinators' of Centres/Workshops Questionnaire
Traveller Education Strategy Submission
Dermot Stokes, National Co-ordinator YOUTHREACH, Department of Education and Science, March
2004
Submission to the Youth Justice Agency
Dr. Dermot Stokes, National Co-ordinator, YOUTHREACH, D/ES, December 2004
City of Dublin VEC Computer and Network
Usage Policy
City of Dublin Vocational
Education Committee Oct 2003
Three documents are available to download from the Quality Framework Initiative For
Youthreach & Senior Traveller Training Centres - all require Adobe Acrobat which can be
downloaded by clicking on 
Guidelines for Centre Development Planning
Guidelines for Internal Centre Evaluation
Quality Standards