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Youth work change makers: rebellion or resurrection

Youth work is changing rapidly. Many of the changes are coming to the fore because of issues which have haunted ...
July 8, 2013
Career Motivation

A small group of thoughtful, concerned youth workers changing the world.

A little over twelve months ago I was part of a small group of youth workers at their wits end with how the yout...
June 24, 2013

Guest post on youthsectorblog.

Our guest post is being published on the collaborative blog youthsectorblog.wordpress.com today – it’s a frank discus...
June 22, 2013
Career

Calendar management for the youth work professional.

Here is a little something that doesn’t get taught in school but will change your way of working forever. I was...
June 20, 2013

Top 5 blog posts of the first twelve months of Ultimate Youth Worker.

Well its almost been twelve months! On the 26 June 2012 we started out on a journey to support youth workers and...
June 19, 2013
Motivation

What is youth work without innovation and risk?

As a youth worker in the current neo-liberal regime we are told to play it safe, cover your arse and don’t do a...
June 17, 2013
Career

Bring a pen and paper!!!

A short one today! Over the last couple of weeks I have been working with a number of student youth workers help...
June 13, 2013
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Youth worker education: The time for change is nigh.

A while ago we wrote on what post-qualifying education might look like for the youth sector. We had a number of peopl...
June 11, 2013
mental health

Mental State Exam for youth workers: Insight and Judgement

We are finally here our series on mental state exams is in its last week. Over the past eight weeks we have built an ...
June 6, 2013
Ethics

Do youth workers really provide justice for young people in youth justice?

One of the first options put forward to my youth work class for gainful employment was working in the youth justice s...
June 5, 2013