The Field of Youth Work


Sustaining Your Impact Through Self-Care

Sustaining Your Impact Through Self-Care

Self-care is one of the most important commitments you can make to yourself and to the young people you support. This supplemental micro course helps you develop skill in strengthening...
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Quick Takes Blog Lessons for us from the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Lessons for us from the Women’s Suffrage Movement

In 1848, a small group of courageous women gathered in Seneca Falls, New York to talk about something that many people at the time considered radical. They believed women should...
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Live & Recorded Course Learning to Utilize Your Voice

Learning to Utilize Your Voice

As a youth worker, you may support young people experiencing discrimination or unequal treatment. Yet navigating rights, systems, and advocacy processes can feel unclear or intimidating, making it harder to...
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Quick Takes Blog Everyday Courage at the Heart of Youth Work

Everyday Courage at the Heart of Youth Work

Everyday Courage at the Heart of Youth Work When we hear the word courage, we often think of big, dramatic, extraordinary moments. Maybe we picture some kind of superhero figure....
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Youth Work is a Team Effort

Youth work doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s built on partnership, collaboration, and trust with young people. You bring knowledge, skills, and experience to the relationship, but real growth happens...
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Quick Takes Blog Why Celebration Matters in Youth Work

Why Celebration Matters in Youth Work

Why Celebration Matters in Youth Work Youth workers are some of the most dedicated people in our communities. You show up every day to guide, teach, and support young people,...
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Quick Takes Blog You’re Already a Great Leader

You’re Already a Great Leader

Every day, you show up for young people with heart, courage, and purpose. You guide them through challenges, listen when they need to be heard, and help them discover who...
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Quick Takes Blog Moving Beyond the Basics During Hispanic Heritage Month

Moving Beyond the Basics During Hispanic Heritage Month

Every fall, programs across the country mark Hispanic Heritage Month with decorations, food, or a cultural performance. Those things aren’t bad, but they often only scratch the surface. For Latino...
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Quick Takes Blog Making a Difference One Young Person and One Moment at a Time

Making a Difference One Young Person and One Moment at a Time

Youth work is full of moments that try your patience. You show up, listen, guide, and try new ideas to support young people. But sometimes it feels like nothing is...
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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