Resource: CPR on Gender by Lori Passmore

Download a pdf version of the CPR on gender 

CPR is an issue-based youth work resource tool, created to enable the youth worker to explore a specific issue with the young people they work with, no matter what level of relationship they have with them.
The resource is split into three different levels, rather like the terms: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Contact, Progress and Risk (CPR) was created, representing the three basic levels of relationship between youth worker and young people.

These ideas are further spread across four categories: Actions, Reflections, Groups and Individuals, so that a range of ideas and learning styles can be engaged with. Use these ‘bite size’ ideas as a starting point to develop your own ideas or use two or three ideas to fill a whole session, you can adapt the ideas if you want making them easier/riskier or just use them as is.

Gender will always be an issue, whether it be through injustice and discrimination, attitude or behaviour.  This CPR explores how we can help the young people we work with approach the issue of gender in an informed and sensitive way.  As this CPR deals with issues of gender and discrimination ensure that the young people are aware that they can discuss issues in confidentiality with you or your fellow youth workers (subject to child protection).  Some ideas are orientated towards single sex groups, but ideas can be used for mixed or single sex groups as you feel appropriate to your group.

This CPR has been exclusively developed and adapted for The Sophia Network by Lori Passmore, co-creator and writer of CPR. CPR is published every month in Youthwork magazine and back copies of CPR and more information about the resource can be found at www.cpr4youthwork.co.uk