The Field of Youth Work


Quick Takes Blog Shift Your Self-Care Plans Into Action

Shift Your Self-Care Plans Into Action

Self-care is essential in youth work to avoid burnout and manage secondary trauma. So, How are YOU doing? Whether self-care is already part of your daily routine or you just...
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Quick Takes Blog Youth Worker Advocacy During a Campaign Season

Youth Worker Advocacy During a Campaign Season

Youth worker advocacy during a campaign season is too often overlooked. But it is actually a great time to gain support for our young people. That’s because during a legislative...
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Quick Takes Blog What it Takes to be a Passionate Youth Worker

What it Takes to be a Passionate Youth Worker

A passionate youth worker is someone that has found their purpose in serving young people. Many found that calling through their own childhood experiences with a caring adult. Others kind...
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Quick Takes Blog The Benefits of Youth Worker Training

The Benefits of Youth Worker Training

The benefits of youth worker training are often lost when times get tough. Training is often the first thing to go when budget cuts are needed. This is true even...
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Quick Takes Blog How to Advocate for Young People as a Youth Worker

How to Advocate for Young People as a Youth Worker

When I first entered the youth worker field in the early 1990s, there were many more funding resources for youth-serving programs than there are today. So, it wasn’t critical for...
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Quick Takes Blog Wisdom in Youth Work is Untapped Potential

Wisdom in Youth Work is Untapped Potential

Wisdom in youth work is not conveniently or routinely shared. The field of youth work lacks sufficient infrastructure to learn and grow from each other. This delays the collective wisdom...
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Quick Takes Blog How to Address Secondary Trauma

How to Address Secondary Trauma

Secondary trauma is a natural but disruptive result of working with people who have been traumatized. Therefore, your work with young people makes you vulnerable to this type of stress....
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Quick Takes Blog Caregiver Engagement in Youth Work

Caregiver Engagement in Youth Work

Caregiver engagement positively impacts young people and the systems around them. Whether it’s parents or different caregivers, sometimes engagement can be tough. But you can do it! Here are some...
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Quick Takes Blog Empathy and Social Activism in Youth Work

Empathy and Social Activism in Youth Work

Empathy is a key component of all social activism. After all, you have to be able to relate in some manner to the cause or people you are championing. The...
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The Role Of Training In Building A Stronger Field Of Youth Work

Exceptional training for youth workers is a necessity to ensure that those who support young people have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be effective youth workers. Whether you are new to the field or a seasoned professional, ongoing professional development for youth workers is essential to sustain your impact and adapt to the evolving needs of the youth you serve.

Professional Training Matters

Our accessible youth worker training provides youth work professionals with practical knowledge, enhancing both their skills and their confidence to instill hope in young people. From working with at-risk youth training that focuses on helping young people who have experienced trauma to working with young people training to better understand youth development, our training courses foster competence and compassion.

Through targeted youth support worker training like working with at risk youth training, professionals gain tools to identify and address critical issues like adverse childhood experiences, homelessness, or substance abuse. ... Read more