Work with the Young Person as the Focus
One of the areas of knowledge and skills that a youth worker must hold is to “work with the young person as the focus”.
Online tools you need in 2020
A myth about youth workers is that we are all hip and cool with mad computer skills. Well, with these tools you will be!
Youth Work Degrees Australia
There are currently six youth work degrees in Australia, each with their own distinctive points. So here is a breakdown of the courses (in alphabetical order) which are available to you if you are after youth work degrees Australia:
Sociological Imagination: Sociology
In 1959 one of the most important texts in sociological work was published by Oxford University Press. The book by American Sociologist C. Wright Mills “The Sociological Imagination” changed the landscape of sociological thought and research forever.
The sociological imagination and youth work
The sociological imagination As one of the main sociologists in history C. Wright Mills has contributed much to the study of humanity. Perhaps though nothing as important as the ‘sociological imagination’. The ability for people to see an issues from another’s point of view. Literally to imagine yourself in their shoes. The sociological imagination asks […]
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 awesome we are and how we change the lives of young people. I think we did it pretty well this year… But I hope next year we do it bigger and louder. […]
Student placements: youth work training ground
Over the course of my studies I have completed close on 200 days of field placement. As a youth work student this consisted of a 30 day and a 35 day direct service provision placement. I worked with some amazing youth work practitioners and I worked with some really poor ones. I got coffee and photocopied […]
Youth workers as mental health gatekeepers
We’ve been asked a fair bit over the last month what our stance is on mental health. There seems to be two camps growing up in the youth sector. Those who see us as generalist youth workers who do not need to know about mental health except that we should refer on to more qualified […]
Corruption in education is hurting young people listeningVersion
There is currently an Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) investigating corrupt spending within the Victorian department of education. It appears that there has been significant funds misappropriated from head office to the principals in schools. many of these people on $100, 000+ salaries already but they take from funds which could be used for support services. […]
Youth work career development: Qualifications, depth and breadth
One of the most often cited reasons for staff turnover in the youth sector is the lack of promotion opportunities. Whether it is leading teams or projects many youth workers want to move up the ladder. However we also have a relatively low entry point to becoming a youth worker with over 50% of the […]