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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...
July 11, 2013
Motivation

What is youth work without innovation and risk?

As a youth worker in the current neo-liberal regime we are told to play it safe, cover your arse and don’t do a...
June 17, 2013
Ethics

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...
January 29, 2013
Self Care

Survival plan for the stressed youth worker.

Over the years I have become a keen survivalist. Not the crazy people with guns coming out their wazoo that you ...
January 10, 2013

What’s left in your top draw while your on Christmas holidays???

Every year in the lead up to Christmas I get so excited about the time off that I have coming up that everything take...
December 20, 2012
Relational youth work
Ethics

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...
October 31, 2012
Ethics

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...
October 16, 2012