On the Street – A practical guide for new social street workers

Summary

This practical toolkit has been developed to support workers who are new to social street work; evidence from across Europe suggests that many new workers are being recruited and deployed into potentially challenging situations on the streets without appropriate support, training or resources. There is a lot of literature from around the world that focuses on social street work guidelines and good practice, however, our research suggests that there is a need for a toolkit which offers new workers a checklist of practical suggestions, particularly in relation to issues such as preparing for the street, safe working practices and making initial contact.