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Youth work and your family

Family comes first Over the past few weeks I have been reflecting on the pressures youth workers face because of the ...
Recruit great youth workers

7 tips for recruiting Ultimate Youth Workers

Recruiting Ultimate Youth Workers… Recruiting is one of the most important jobs a youth service manager will ev...

National Youth Week 2016

National Youth Week Every year adults around the country set apart a week to celebrate the exciting time of life call...

Returning to our social justice roots

Returning to our social justice roots is imperative As a young man I attended a youth centre in the suburbs of Melbou...
Sociology

What do youth workers need to know about sociology?

Sociology for youth workers As youth workers we draw on many different frameworks to help us make sense of the world ...

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 s...
Youth work journey

future youth sector

Is this the future youth sector? There is a lot of talk in the youth sector which is splitting the camps into those w...

Take a step on a new journey toward 2020

Journey towards 2020 “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” -Lao Tzu As we journey to...

The youth work question

What is the youth work question? Over the last decade I have been asked to speak with hundreds of people who want to ...
Personal excellence

Personal excellence and youth work

Personal excellence “The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential: these are t...