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Youth Work Code of Ethics

Youth Work Code of Ethics I remember when I first started as a youth worker. I knew that ethics were important, that ...

How can youth participation happen when communities don’t ‘like’ young people.

Youth participation in community is a long way off I have just spent the last hour refuting stupidity on my local com...

Local government youth work: Placation or proliferation?

In my illustrious career I had the privilege of being a coordinator of a small local government youth service for the...

Firm, Fair, Friendly but never Familiar: Boundaries in youth work.

Over the years I have been asked hundreds of times about how to set boundaries in youth work. I have spoken to this i...

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...

Virtue Ethics and Practical Wisdom.

This week we are learning through video. This is a short clip of Barry Schwartz speaking on Virtue etthics and practi...

Do you have a code of ethics???

Working with young people has led me to be in some dicey situations throughout my career. I have worked with young pe...
Relational youth work

Setting boundaries in youth work:How much do I share about me?

Over the past two weeks I have spoken to a number of youth workers and all of these conversations have&nbsp...

Youth work boundaries: fuzzy or fixed???

Today I was speaking with some youth worker’s about the state of our profession in Australia and what is holdin...

Youth Justice: Restoration or Retribution?

We asked our followers recently what they would like us to talk about on the blog and one topic stood out as a major ...