Youth ministry and youth work not quite the same

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

October 8, 2015

Self care is hard So my last two months have been absolutely crazy. I have spoken at the Tasmanian Youth Conference i...

September 21, 2015

Today I took a bunch of youth work students on a tour of the Melbourne Children’s Court. The Children’s Court o...

April 13, 2015

All to often we are judged by our pasts. Most often by the decisions we have made which went awry. We look behind us ...

February 2, 2015

My career as a youth worker has always pushed the boundaries. Whether it was pushing social workers in family service...

January 19, 2015

Depression We continue mental health month at Ultimate youth Worker with the most spoken about of brain disorders, De...

October 13, 2014

Anxiety is a problem faced by around one in ten young Australians aged 18-25. For young people aged 13-17, the figure...

October 7, 2014

We kick off mental health week with the most prevalent of disorders, Anxiety. Anxiety robs people of their ability to...

October 4, 2014

In my class on mental health I often ask if we are beating back the stigma of mental illness. Students often say no&#...

October 2, 2014

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

July 22, 2014