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Motivation

Being principled may get you into trouble

Over the years more people than I can count have told me that my personality and behavioural styles can irk others an...
March 11, 2014
Professional

Ongoing professional development: Its all about your budget.

I have been in a number of agencies throughout my youth services career and only one of them had a written down budge...
February 25, 2014

Guest post on drownthenoise.com

Our guest post is being published on drownthenoise.com today – it’s an open look at the idea of vocation in youth wor...
February 14, 2014
Professional

The stupidity of calling youth work science will limit our effectiveness!

If I hear another person talk about the science behind youth work or the best-practice “research” that ha...
February 12, 2014
Professional

Is the professionalisation of our sector destroying the very foundation of youth work?

Thoughts on professionalisation Over the last couple of days I have been re-listening to some of my favourite podcast...
February 11, 2014

Be transparent!!!

I was watching an Australian political review program this evening and as I was watching I realised something much mo...
February 10, 2014
Professional

Why you need to read youth work journals

Late last year Australian youth work was dealt a blow which hurt us to the core. Youth Studies Australia, our journal...
February 5, 2014
Career

We need to fail more youth work students: youth work is not a profession for the non hackers

The argument levelled at youth work as a profession and youth workers in particular that gets my goat the most is tha...
February 4, 2014
Motivation

Ultimate youth workers will always try one more time.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.Thomas A...
February 3, 2014

Dealing with the down time: Youth worker patience.

If you are in anyway like me you spend most of your working days going flat out. You run from meeting to meeting, to ...
January 28, 2014