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Challenge Support Matrix for youth work

Over the past five years we have worked with hundreds of youth workers who are struggling in the field. We have searc...

14 online tools youth workers need to use

Online tools you need We live in a time of myth and legend. Apparently Youth workers are mystical creatures who need ...

Keeping motivation in youth work

Life is tough, and so is youth work. Keeping motivation can be difficult. From the outside most people only see the c...

Returning to our social justice roots

Returning to our social justice roots is imperative As a young man I attended a youth centre in the suburbs of Melbou...
Sociology

What do youth workers need to know about sociology?

Sociology for youth workers As youth workers we draw on many different frameworks to help us make sense of the world ...

Who are young people?

Who are young people? This might seem like a simple question at face value. It is after all our core business. Young ...

Christmas present ideas for a youth worker.

Christmas present ideas for an Ultimate Youth Worker Twas the week before Christmas and if your like me, your wonderi...

Youth Work 2.0: A manifesto for the future.

We are on the brink of disaster! Our education of youth workers, lack of ongoing professional development opportuniti...

What makes a great youth worker?

In one of our seminars we start by asking people to draw a picture of the ultimate youth worker. We ask them to write...