Being principled may get you into trouble

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Over the years more people than I can count have told me that my personality and behavioural styles can irk others an...

March 11, 2014

I have been in a number of agencies throughout my youth services career and only one of them had a written down budge...

February 25, 2014

Our guest post is being published on drownthenoise.com today – it’s an open look at the idea of vocation in youth wor...

February 14, 2014

Thoughts on professionalisation Over the last couple of days I have been re-listening to some of my favourite podcast...

February 11, 2014

I was watching an Australian political review program this evening and as I was watching I realised something much mo...

February 10, 2014

Late last year Australian youth work was dealt a blow which hurt us to the core. Youth Studies Australia, our journal...

February 5, 2014

The argument levelled at youth work as a profession and youth workers in particular that gets my goat the most is tha...

February 4, 2014

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.Thomas A...

February 3, 2014

There have been many times in my career that I have been stopped in my tracks by something that has been said to...

January 15, 2014

I always hated journaling. When I was a young intern in my 20’s I absolutely hated Tuesday morning as...

January 13, 2014