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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
Child Safety

Hot potatoes for youth worker’s: I was sexually abused.

There have been many times in my career that I have been stopped in my tracks by something that has been said to...
January 15, 2014
Child Safety

Are we to soft on young people exhibiting sexualised behaviours: Youth work dilemma.

Today I was speaking with a group of people from within the education and human services sector about working with yo...
December 3, 2013
Child Safety

What is a youth workers Duty of Care: Reporting abuse

Over the past few weeks I seem to have had a number of people ask about ethical practice and duty of care in youth wo...
November 27, 2012