Discussion Papers

• Establishing a Professional Body

  Potential Risks and Benefits of Establishing a Professional Body for Youth Work in Aotearoa NZ

• What is Youth Work?

  How do we want to define youth work in Aotearoa New Zealand?

Flyers and event information

• "Join the discussion" Defining Youth Work Forum

  “Join the discussion”
  “Defining Youth Work”

  Facilitated by Rod Baxter and John Harrington

  Forum: Defining Youth Work

   Why have a written definition on Youth Work

   Allowing participants to define Youth Work individually

   Looking at international definitions of Youth Work

   Looking at definitions of Youth Work written in Aotearoa New Zealand

   Collectively as a group writing a definition of Youth Work for Youth Work in Aotearoa New Zealand

   The forum will be fun and interactive

  The forum will be available between August and December 08

  The Facilitators: Rod Baxter Youth Worker and Chairperson of the National Youth Workers Network Aotearoa and John Harrington the Director of the National Youth Workers Network Aotearoa are excited to share this forum with you.

  Get a copy of Aroaro newsletter, issue 1 to read the main article on “Defining Youth Work”
  ariana@youthworkers.net.nz a copy will be posted to you.

  Down load a copy of the recently released discussion document – “What is Youth Work”

  www.youthworkers.net.nz

  If you want the forum to come to your region or organisation, contact Ariana Elley, communications Coordinator, National Youth Workers Network Aotearoa (NYWNA)
  Email: ariana@youthworkers.net.nz or
  Ph. 03 377 4579 and Cell 021 331 505

  www.youthworkers.net.nz

• We are Coded - Training for Youth Workers. Learn about the code of ethics for Youth Workers

  Training for Youth Workers

  The Workshop – Learn about the code of ethics

   History – how did we get to the writing of the Code of Ethics

   An overview of the Code of Ethics and context document

   Ethical scenarios “familiarise the Code of Ethics”

   Discussion groups dissecting the Code of Ethics

   Making a submission on the Code of Ethics, what is the process

   This workshop will be fun and interactive

  The Facilitators: Jane Zintl, Antz Burgess and John Harrington,
  Members of the working group, that wrote the first edition of the Code of Ethics

  The workshop will be available from August 08 – June 09

  If you want this workshop to come to your region or organisation then please contact Ariana Elley Communications Coordinator
  by; email ariana@youthworkers.net.nz or
  Ph. 03 377 4579, Cell 021 331 505.

  Down load a copy of the Code of Ethics - www.youthworkers.net.nz

  Don’t miss out on having an opportunity to find out why the code has been written the way it has and to critique this significant document for Youth Work in Aotearoa

Founding Documents and others

• National Youth Workers Network Aotearoa Constitution

Newsletters

• Aroaro Issue 2

  Download a copy of TE HA O TE AROARO issue 2

Registration / Application forms

• Tairawhiti Youth Health Symposium Flyer

  Tairawhiti District Health 2007 Youth Health Symposium - Tuesday 4 December from 10am-3pm

  Spaces are Limited - Register now Spaces are limited - Raiha on: 869 0500 ext. 8554

  More information at the Tairawhiti Youth Health Services Plan project website:

  www.reprezent.org.nz

  If you visit this website you can go in the draw to win a $100 voucher for The Wharf Café & Bar.

  Just click on the Youth Workers, Educators & Youth Health Professionals Survey link.

  And/or if you are a parent, grandparent or caregiver of a teenager, click on the Whanau Survey link to complete that survey and go in the draw to win a $100 Sportsworld voucher.

Reports

• Professional Development Survey Results

  The report of the results of a survey on how the professional development of New Zealand’s youth work sector can be better supported and strengthened is now available.

• Real Work

  Research on the state of youth work in New Zealand

• That old chestnut

  The professionalisation of youth work in Victoria

• Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa

  The Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa (YDSA) is aimed at being put into action - at the principles being applied by those involved with young people whether they are schools, community organisations or government officials.

• Youth Work: Opportunities for all

  Scotland consultation paper to inform a national youth work strategy

Research

• Boot Camps and Justice: A Contradiction in Terms?

  In this Trends and Issues paper from the Australian Institute of Criminology, Lynn Atkinson looks at boot camp regimes in the United States and raises questions for Australian policy makers.

• Correctional Boot Camps: Lessons From a Decade of Research

  This Research for Practice reports on 10 years of data analyzing the success or
  failure of correctional boot camps to meet these goals.

  What did the researchers find?

  The studies of boot camps produced mixed results:
  ■ Participants reported positive short-term changes in attitudes and behaviors; they also had better problem-solving and coping skills.
  ■ With few exceptions, these positive changes did not lead to reduced recidivism. The boot camps that did produce lower recidivism rates offered more treatment services, had longer sessions, and included more intensive postrelease supervision. However, not all programs with these features had successful results.
  ■ Under a narrow set of conditions, boot camps can lead to small relative reductions in prison populations and correctional costs.

• DATA OR DOGMA – YOUTH JUSTICE POLICY IN NEW ZEALAND

  Dr John Langley, Chief Executive of Cognition Education and a member of the Independent Advisory Group on Youth Justice reflections on how recently much has been made of the introduction of “boot camps” as a means of sorting out our wayward youth. He saysit is commendable that our government is focusing on the important area of youth offending and equally impressive that they are prepared to take action. The question is, what action and why?

• Effects of Correctional Boot Camps on Offending

  Wilson, D. B., MacKenzie, D. L, & Mitchell, F. N. (2005). Effects of Correctional Boot Camps on Offending. A Campbell Collaboration systematic review, available at: www.aic.gov.au

  Although the overall effect appears to be that of “no difference,” some studies found that boot camp participants did better than the comparison, while others found that comparison samples did better. However, all of these studies had the common element of a militaristic boot camp program for offenders. The current evidence suggests that this common and defining feature of a boot-camp is not effective in reducing post boot-camp offending.

• Juvenile boot camps: a descriptive analysis of program diversity and effectiveness

  Tyler, J., Darville, R. and Stalnaker, K. (2001) The Journal of Social Science.

• To Boot or Not to Boot?

  Rethinking Crime & Punishment Project Director Kim Workman looks at the evidence on the effectiveness of boot camps.

Youth Work Qualifications

• Youth Work Core Competencies Draft Document

  Have your say on the future of qualifications for youth workers !!!!!

  Core competencies for youth work are under development

  The National Youth Workers Network Aotearoa and the Social Services Industry Training Organisation have formed a partnership to develop new qualifications in youth work. This initiative had its beginnings at a meeting in November 2007 hosted by the Ministry of Youth Development that involved youth workers from around New Zealand.

  The work to create new youth work qualifications is responding to a need expressed by youth workers for youth work specific training that is recognized on the National Qualifications Framework and is available on a national scale.

  A number of youth workers and youth work educators met in March 2008 with the goal of designing core competencies to guide the development of youth work courses and qualifications. At the meeting nine draft core competencies were agreed on.

  The nine core competencies are specifically designed to support the principles of youth development in youth work practice that take place in the diverse communities and contexts that youth workers operate in.

  Have your say

  For too long youth workers have lacked the support of appropriate professional development and access to relevant national qualifications. The development of new qualifications for youth work is an important and exciting opportunity for our sector.

  But we need your help

  The input of youth workers will have an impact on the quality and success of the future qualifications. These competencies are important for the future practice of youth workers and we need to get this right.

  For this reason we have circulated the nine draft competencies (attached) to you and others in the youth work sector to get your feedback. Submissions close Friday 30th May 08.

  You can provide your feedback in a number of ways:

  Email us: ariana_youthworkers@xtra.co.nz

  Write to us: National Youth Workers Network Aotearoa

  PO BOX 3270

  192 Cashel Street

  Level 3, Insignis House

  Christchurch

  Ring us up: 03 3774579

  Fax us: 03 3774578