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Tag Archives: Youth work
COVID-19 and Family Violence Services in the Hunter
Some reflections about the impact of COVID-19 on families experiencing violence (in many forms) and the services supporting them. Continue reading
Name.Narrate.Navigate: a program for young people who use violence in their families
Name.Narrate.Navigate (NNN) is a program exploring trauma-informed, culturally-sensitive responses to family and domestic violence by young people. NNN, works with young people who have committed family and domestic violence; are identified at risk of coming into contact with the justice system for same; or who live in family and community contexts with high rates of family and domestic violence. The program also works to upskill practitioners in a range of sectors to work with these young people in ways that address the spectrum of violence, abuse and trauma from victimisation through perpetration. Continue reading
What does Gandhi have to say about youth work?
In 2006 I was invited to write a paper on Gandhi as part of a series called “What does … have to say about youth work?” for the journal Youth & Policy. Here is a version with a couple of … Continue reading
Conflict and homeless youth
This is an article I wrote over 20 years ago in Youth Studies. When writing about my response to the Four Corners program, Australia’s Shame, about the treatment of teenagers in detention in the Northern Territory, I had another look … Continue reading
Australia’s Shame – some thoughts on the treatment of youth in detention
I’ve just watched the Four Corners program on the treatment of youth (mainly Indigenous) in detention in Northern Territory – Australia’s Shame. Like many others I found the horrific video of the treatment of teenagers shocking and very disturbing. There … Continue reading
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Nonviolence as a Framework for Youth Work Practice
A philosophy of nonviolence provides a potential framework for youth workers. I discuss key principles of nonviolence, presents a model of nonviolent youth work practice and discusses implications for youth workers. The model is intended as a tool for youth … Continue reading
Youth work and the police
Last night Lateline (ABC1) had a story about young people in care and the risk that they would end up in the legal system. One of the issues they highlighted was the tendency for police to be called for relatively … Continue reading
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