What drug is that?
In todays post we have scoured the depths of Youtube to find some great videos with information to help you answer that annoying question ‘what drug is that?’ We have found info on some of the most common drugs that young people use and will link you in with some resources that you can use in your practice with young people.
Podcast 015: Faith and identity
To support the podcast, donate her! Faith and identity In this episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast ‘Faith and identity’ Aaron speaks with Dr. Julie Morsillo about her work focussing on youth identity development and what impact faith has on this. Julie grew up in Sydney, spent a year in Papua New Guinea with her […]
Youth Mental Health Resources
There are so many youth mental health resources… Where do you start when you need youth mental health resources? We get asked all the time where the best resources are. Well finally we have created a resource just for youth workers. All the resources here have been check and tested by our team. These youth […]
Surrender2018
Hey there amazing youth worker, Thanks for listening to me speak today. I really appreciated finding out a bit about your course and where you hope to go in your careers. At Ultimate Youth Worker we want to see every youth worker become the best they can be. Youth work can be hard, but it can […]
Podcast 014: Youth Work Ethics
To support the podcast, donate here Youth Work Ethics In this episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast ‘Youth Work Ethics’ Aaron speaks with Professor Howard Sercombe about his over two decade looking at and developing Youth Work Ethics documents. Howard Sercombe is a leading youth work academic and practitioner. He has been a pioneer internationally in thinking […]
Podcast 013: Youth Work and Power
In this episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast Aaron speaks with Ben Lohmeyer from Tabor College of Higher Education about his research into youth work and power. Ben’s research interests include: youth, governance, violence (personal, structural and neoliberal) and youth work practice.
Youth work with a criminal record
Being open and honest about your criminal record and what you have done to restore your community standing is a really important step in gaining employment with a criminal record. It helps employers to understand you and to make informed decisions as to your suitability for employment.
Podcast 012: Youth Drug and Alcohol
To support the podcast, donate here! Podcast #012: Youth Drug and Alcohol In this episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast Aaron speaks with Dr. Kat Daley from RMIT University about her research into youth drug and alcohol abuse. Dr Kat Daley is a Lecturer in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies. She […]
drug treatment and young people
Today the Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing released their latest report, “Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2015–16”. This is the most up to date data on Alcohol and Other Drug treatment throughout Australia.
Blogs for youth workers you must read
Our must read blogs for youth workers Youth work is a strange beast. We aren’t great at tooting our own horn. Even worse at sharing what we do. So when people step into the gap and share their thoughts, dreams, aspirations, research and their passion it is a fantastic sight to see. There have been […]