Nau mai, haere mai, welcome to Youthsay
The home of resources for kaimahi about how to build relationships with rangatahi that make a lasting difference.
Youthsay contains three relationship-based practice kete, PARTH, Tōu Ake Mana and Moana. These kete began with research in Aotearoa led by Massey University, that followed over 600 rangatahi for several years to find the things kaimahi can do that support positive outcomes.
Not surprisingly, a consistent, caring relationship with at least one kaimahi made the biggest difference. While this feels obvious, many rangatahi did not experience these types of helping relationships.
And that is why these kete were created, to help ensure that rangatahi receive the best support every single time. Each kete contains tools and resources for kaimahi to help them reflect on the helping relationship and stay focused on doing the little things that matter, consistently and well. Focusing on the relationship in our mahi is called Relationship-Based Practice (RBP).
PARTH can be used in any setting, Tōu Ake Mana draws on Te Ao Māori perspectives and Moana uses the wisdom and values of the Pacific. Anyone who works with rangatahi can use these resources. If you are a kaimahi, a youth worker, a social worker, a caregiver, service manager or practice leader, a youth aid officer, a health professional, advocate, or a teacher, or if you want to improve the way you relate to rangatahi, this website is for you.
You can also use these resources to support your mahi with other tāngata you are working with as the principles of relationship-based practice (RBP) apply to everyone.
The resources were developed in partnership with community organisations across Aotearoa, so they are practical and easy to use. We encourage you to download and print them to use in your organisation and teams. However, you cannot sell these resources, charge a fee for developing and delivering any training, or deliver any training you have developed outside of your own organisation. Official training in use of these resources are delivered by Kaitiaki groups (see training pages).
These resources were made possible by funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and this site was created as part of a research programme (MAUX2006) funded by MBIE. We thank them for their support.
