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Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast

May 29, 2018

In todays Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast "the sociological imagination", Aaron gets us thinking about the need for youth workers to see more than just the individual young person. We look at the work of Sociologist C. Wright Mills and how it relates to youth work. 


May 29, 2018

In todays Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast "You need a mentor", Aaron gets us thinking about the need for mentors in youth work. We look at five things we need to do to find and get a mentor.


May 29, 2018

One of the biggest concerns youth workers have about the job is the lack of career development opportunity to move up the pecking order. Most youth work agencies are rather small or they are a niche within a larger service such as health organisations, education or larger non government conglomerates. This leads...


May 29, 2018

Today we want to speak about the definition of youth work that is most accepted in Australia.

In Australia we have been debating the core work of youth workers for decades. The earliest clear definition of youth work as a distinct industry came through the Jasper Declaration 1977.

The most current definition used...


May 29, 2018

Youth work is a tough gig. Its probably why you have joined with over 1000 youth workers from all over the world who visit us every month. We truly care about you and your career.

We know that you want to be the best youth worker you can be. We know you want training. You want the right knowledge. You want support from...