"they help you get respect"

Booklet and DVD

Download this publication as a PDF.
By PWNE

they help you get respect: How Participation Workers help Children & Young People

This is a booklet and DVD film package created by members of the Participation Workers Network for England (PWNE) as an introduction to ‘participation work’. It is a valuable tool for all those who wish to improve the way they involve children & young people – not just ‘Participation Workers’. If you click ‘Read More’ below you can view a short clip of the film and even download the whole 10 minutes onto your PC.

“they help you get respect” draws on the ideas and experiences of children &
young people and adult participation workers from all over England.

It describes what participation work involves, explains why it is so
valuable to children & young people – in their own words, and gives key tips
for effective practice.

media clips

Click here to watch the trailer

Footage from the DVD is available for download in various video formats using the links below. Right click and choose ‘save as’ to save the movie to your computer.

Download Quicktime mac 19mb
Download WMV pc 20mb

Download the Booklet

Use the following link to download a copy of the booklet as a PDF:

Publication Series

We also have three series of publications, you can find out more and download PDFs of these using the links below:

Measuring the Magic

Perpetua Kirby

Perpetua Kirby, author of CYPI’s Measuring the Magic, remains committed to helping CYPI work with participation workers, to evaluate their practice.