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Developing the leaders of the future: youth work qualifications aren’t enough!

I was having a conversation with a diploma student today that made the hair on the back of my kneck stand on edge. He...

Why do youth worker’s struggle to work together???

Over the last few months we have been working with a number of organisations to help them develop in one way or anoth...

What gets youth worker’s through stressful times???

In our work the staff at Ultimate Youth Worker meet with a number of downtrodden, stressed out youth workers who are ...

Mental state exam for youth workers: Perception

Well there are only three more posts left in this series. We have been building an understanding of the cor...

I %^&*ing HATE school: I’m going to be a drug dealer!

Not long after starting my youth work career I went back home to spend a weekend at my mums house. my youngest brothe...

What can youth worker’s learn from ANZAC day?

Today Australians throughout the world stop to pay tribute and remember those who lost their lives in World War One a...

Youth workers need to do more than just support young people.

As a youth worker I have worked in a number of settings. I have learnt new skills and tried new things. One thing how...
Young people in a group

sometimes even seasoned youth worker’s need to re-learn a lesson.

Today I was forced to re-learn a lesson I had learnt as a young youth worker. I was cocky. I thought I had it all in ...

Get out of youth work: how to know when its time to move on.

Over the years I have had the privilege of working with a number of amazing youth worker’s who epitomise the va...
Celebrate

Become more than you are right now: A youth work specialist

As a parent I want to see my children have more opportunities than I did as a child. I want to see them bec...