What Would You Do? Challenging Situations in Youth Work Board Game

Aims of the tool

The aim of the “What Would You Do?” Challenging Situations in Youth Work board game is to help youth workers build skills and confidence in handling difficult group situations through interactive, scenario-based learning. By simulating real challenges in a safe and playful environment, the tool encourages participants to reflect on their reactions, explore different approaches, and learn from one another’s perspectives.

It supports the development of key competences such as communication, conflict resolution, decision-making, and emotional awareness, while also fostering peer learning, critical thinking, and self-reflection. Tthe game aims to better prepare youth workers for complex group dynamics and unexpected situations in their everyday practice.

Description of the tool

“What Would You Do?” Challenging Situations in Youth Work is a board game designed to support experiential learning among youth workers, facilitators, and educators. The tool is built around realistic scenarios inspired by common challenges in youth work settings such as group conflicts, low engagement, misunderstandings, emotional distress, or boundary-setting issues.

Players move through the board individually or in teams and are presented with situation cards that require them to respond to complex, often ambiguous group dynamics. Each scenario invites participants to reflect on their instincts, propose solutions, and discuss alternative approaches with others.

You'll find the game here: https://canva.link/6bsmcilbfrwyw2c
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