title: Reflections on the road not (yet) taken: how a centralized public strategy can help youth work focus on youth.
abstract: Karen Pittman calls for innovation and systemic change in the U.S. youth work by examining the key values of the United Kingdom's national youth work system.
authors.affiliation: Forum for Youth Investment, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Karen J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Pittman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011361:Professional Competence; D024382:Professional Role; D016730:Program Development; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000193:education*; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000193:education*; D012935:Social Justice; D012945:Social Values; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States