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Tenth time starting a program for a new school year, sixth time creating systems and building relationships with the same team, fifth year pursuing life with the same partner and first year enjoying it all alongside my daughter. When Harper Rose was born I thought it may be the end of my life as a youth worker. I was fortunate enough to be able to spend six glorious months with my baby and help her adjust to this ‘brave new world’. To my surprise on the fifth month, I began checking ...Read More
A career? After School? What?! Yes folks, believe it or not, the career pathways in youth work are out there! It is not an esoteric profession that only a few elite have access to. It is much attainable for anyone that is willing to work, network and advocate for youth. However, there is a sub-culture among the youth work movement that has been lost in the bureaucratic educational methods of the past and is unable to create a new definition of the craft. This discernment of the ‘work’...Read More