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Take a step on a new journey toward 2020

Journey towards 2020 “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” -Lao Tzu As we journey to...

Youth work students becoming youth work staff

The future of a youth work student. Last week was youth work week. A time for us to reflect as a profession on how aw...

Youth ministry and youth work not quite the same

I am writing this while sitting in a session at the National Youth Ministry Convention in Tweed Heads on the usually ...

Youth work: The professional relationship

I have been rereading “Youth Work Ethics” by Professor Howard Sercombe lately. I forgot how good a read i...

Why does government struggle with young people?

The Federal Australian government is currently on the warpath. In their sights: cost cutting. The latest casualty: we...

Youth Work Book Review: The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

Throughout my career as a youth worker and particularly over the past few years of educating youth workers I have bee...

Peer support is key to youth work longevity.

Today, I had the pleasure of a lunch with a good friend and supporter of the work of Ultimate Youth Worker. A manager...

Why should a youth worker have supervision?

In the AYAC National Youth Work Snapshot 2013 a survey of youth workers showed that 8.4% of surveyed youth workers ha...

Chaplains in schools: A youth workers thoughts

Chaplains in schools One of the most contentious issues in youth work today is funding. We don’t have enough mo...

Youth work needs to rid itself of its inferiority complex.

Over the years no other issue in youth work has bugged me more than the discussions about how we need to become more ...