The New Youth Worker Survival Workbook

The New Youth Worker Survival Workbook is a practical, hands-on companion for new and developing youth workers in juvenile justice.

It works especially well alongside The New Youth Worker Survival Guide, giving you a place to apply what you’re learning through reflection, scenarios, and skill-building exercises.

This workbook is designed to help you move beyond just reading about the job and actually practice the skills you’ll need on the unit.

Inside, you’ll work through real-world scenarios, reflection exercises, documentation practice, de-escalation tools, boundary-setting, professionalism, rapport, and more.

You’ll also get:

• First-Shift Action Plan
• Documentation Practice Check
• De-escalation practice exercises
• Youth Worker self-assessment
• Real-world scenarios
• 30-Day Development Plan

Created by Maurice Williams of About That Action Consulting, based on nearly 20 years of frontline juvenile justice experience.

Seeing the youth, not just the label.

This workbook is educational and experience-based and does not replace your employer’s policies, required training, supervision, legal requirements, or emergency procedures.