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Police records and public perception: Youth work with conviction

Over the years I have had the pleasure of working with a number of young people who have had run ins with the justice...
June 4, 2013
Professional

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...
May 28, 2013
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Personal Professional

The Habit of Youth Work: Excellence in all we do.

Youth work is a difficult profession. It requires the patience of a saint, the wisdom of Aristotle and the stamina of...
May 27, 2013
Career Motivation

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...
May 22, 2013
Motivation

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 ...
May 20, 2013
mental health

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...
May 18, 2013
Professional

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...
May 15, 2013
Self Care

Youth work organisations shirk their responsibility

Organisations must care for their staff This morning I got to have breakfast with one of my amazing mates. Over the h...
May 14, 2013
mental health

Mental state exam for youth workers: Thought process and content

So we are a little over half way in this series. We have been developing an understanding of the core components of a...
May 9, 2013
Career

Youth work in the education system: where theory and practice collide.

Last week we spoke about the need for youth workers in the education system to have good relationships. This week we ...
May 9, 2013