Podcast 041: Listen to Engage
In todays episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast, “Listen to Engage”, Aaron speaks to us about the need for youth workers to listen respectfully to their young people. On of the keys to developing respectful engagement with our young people is the skill of listening to gain understanding of how they view their experiences.
Podcast 040: Supervision
In todays episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast “Supervision” Aaron speaks to us about the need for youth workers to have good professional supervision. As an industry that claims professional status it is ludicrous that mot of our members do not receive a minimum of monthly professional supervision..
Podcast 039 Why research must inform your practice
In Todays episode “Why research must inform your practice” Aaron talks about the need for evidence based practice in Youth Work
Podcast 038: Planning for your year ahead
In todays podcast “Planning your year ahead” Aaron helps us to think about the areas we need to plan for our best year in 2021. We look at our personal and professional lives and set about planning eight areas to develop the best possible start to the year. Planning for your year ahead One of […]
Podcast 037: 2021 Resolutions
In todays podcast “2021 Resolutions” Aaron muses on the future of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast and all the other goodies that the team are putting together over the next year.
Podcast 036: Child Rights
In this episode of the Ultimate youth Worker Podcast ‘Child Rights’ Aaron and Jessy give us some insight into the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child and how youth workers can use the articles within it to sharpen their practice.
Podcast 035: National Principles for Child Safe Organisations
In this episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast ‘National Principles for Child Safe Organisations’ Aaron gives us an overview of the ten principles and where they came from. As youth workers our sector has always championed the rights of the child however there hasn’t been a standard that we all were required to meet. […]
Podcast 034: Raise the age
In this episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast ‘Raise the age’ Aaron speaks with Jessica Sanders from Jesuit Social Services ‘Worth a Second Chance’ project about how we can understand the legal issue of the age of criminal responsibility and how we might support the campaign to raise it from 10 years of age.
Podcast 033: Cultural Intelligence PART 2
In this episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast ‘Cultural Intelligence PART 2’ Aaron speaks with Gregg from Mahana Culture about Cultural Intelligence.
Podcast 032: Cultural Intelligence Part 1
In this episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast ‘Cultural Intelligence PART 1’ Aaron speaks with Gregg Morris from Mahana Culture about how we can begin to gain some Cultural Intelligence. As youth workers we have a developing Intelligence or IQ eg. theory that informs our youth work practice. We have good Emotional Intelligence which lets us understand our young peoples feelings and how to respond to them appropriately. Yet we do not spend enough time thinking about Cultural Intelligence. Today Gregg helps us to begin understanding our Cultural Tale.