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Motivation

Love what you do!

In our work we come across some of the most awesome youth workers in the service. They absolutely love their work. Th...
April 14, 2014
Motivation

Why are you a youth worker?

This week sees the launch of National Youth Week here in Australia. It is about this time every year that I spend som...
April 2, 2014
Professional

Funding cuts to youth related programs

Funding cuts In a funding coup which has not hit the youth sector like this before three national governments have co...
April 1, 2014
Child Safety

Mandatory reporting of abuse for youth workers may be a thing of the past.

We have spoken a number of times about the duty of care that youth workers hold to report abuse. In Victoria, youth w...
March 25, 2014
Professional

Professional development for Youth Ministers about youth work.

We know that a significant number of our readers are youth ministers who are seeking to develop a deeper understandin...
March 19, 2014
Professional

‘I was told I wouldn’t have time for reflective practice when I qualified as a social worker’

I recently came across this great article from Community Care in the UK through a post by the amazing Teenage Whisper...
March 17, 2014
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