Federation for Detached Youth Work

Federation for Detached Youth Work Network

This network is part of the developing Youth Work Online set of sites.

Discuss detached youth work here, or explore youth work and the internet over on network.youthworkonline.org.uk

For more information on the Federation for detached youth work visit:
http://www.detachedyouthwork.info

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Detached Youth Work ref. on R4 - only 7 days to Listen Again

Listen to this link to hear our ally Richard Pring extol the virtues of detached youth work. Its available on Listen Again, but only until the 9th of July:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8129000/8129976.stm

If that doesn't work, the manual route is to find Radio 4's Today Programme Listen Again facility. Go to Thursday (2nd July) and you'll find Professor Pring's contribution at 0749 hours.

Hope you find it.

Posted by Graeme Tiffany on July 2, 2009 at 11:00am

Invitation

Jason Wood and Jean Hine will be launching their new book “Work with Young People” at an event taking place on Thursday 4 June 2009, 5.30pm-7.30pm in Trinity Chapel, De Montfort University. Jason, Jean and two other authors be speaking at the event: Complimentary drinks and light refreshments will be served and copies of the book will be available for purchase. Come and visit us at the book launch on 4th June. Call (0116) 257 7772 to book your place or email hls@dmu.ac.uk

Posted by Jason Wood on May 16, 2009 at 4:19am

In defence of youth work South East region workshop.

There will be a workshop at Goldsmiths on Tuesday 19th may 12noon to 3pm in room 306 of RH building (main building) Goldsmiths, University of London , Lewisham Way, New Cross, london SE14 6NW
For more info and booking please e mail sue robertson s.e.robertson@chi.ac.uk

Posted by sue robertson on April 9, 2009 at 4:02am

In Defence of Youth Work

In the last few weeks we've been circulating an Open Letter in defence of an 'emancipatory and democratic youth work'. which, I believe, chimes with the outlook of the Federation. To read the Open Letter and keep abreast of developments e.g. regional meetings are being organised, please visit the newly created Blog at http;//indefenceofyouthwork.wordpress.com

If you're in tune with the tone of the Letter, please let us know and circulate it as widely as possible.

Together it's time to call the… Continue

Posted by Tony Taylor on March 22, 2009 at 2:11pm

New book: Work with Young People published

Hi Folks,
Just a short note to say that our book Work with Young People: Theory and Policy for Practice has been published by Sage. The book considers how theory, policy and practice intersect and influence one another in today's challenging and rapidly changing social, economic and political contexts. It covers key themes and developments, including:

- how we understand the lives of young people
- the principles that underpin work with young people
- the policy and practice in a wide ra… Continue

Posted by Jason Wood on March 21, 2009 at 3:18am

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Roy Smith and Trina Pownall are now friendsyesterday

Graeme Tiffany added a blog poston Thursday

Detached Youth Work ref. on R4 - only 7 days to Listen Again

Sara R.E Lovegrove, Mike Bell, NicoleAnders and 6 more joined Federation for Detached Youth Workon Wednesday

NicoleAnders updated their profileon Tuesday

Jason Wood left a comment for Sean HarteJune 29

Sean Harte left a comment on their own profileJune 26

Jason Wood left a comment for Sean HarteJune 26

Jason Wood, Hazel O'Keefe and Derrick Williams are attending Roy Smith's eventJune 26

Annual Conference 2009 at Britannia Hotel

November 13, 2009 at 2pm to November 15, 2009 at 4pm

We have booked the dates for the 2009 conference, which will be held at the Britannia Hotel in Wigan. The theme and other info is yet to be decided.

Hugh O'Brien left a comment for Robin SmithJune 9

Tania de St Croix replied to Tania de St Croix's discussion 'London Detached Youth Workers' Forum' in the group Detached Youth Work in LondonJune 9

Hi Paul, Hope you are fine. We have not talked for a while about the detached forum, and I have not publicised that date at all because I do not know if it is definite...? If you still want to go ahead with it can you get in touch with me on my pe...

Dave Mitchell replied to Roy Smith's discussion 'Andy Hillier's article 'The erosion of voluntary participation''June 4

If we begin to force young people to engage with us as youth workers then we no longer become youth workers but social workers. We as workers will then be forced to apply for these fancy titled jobs with social work ethos. With regard to detached ...

Sean Walsh replied to Tania de St Croix's discussion 'Informal education or bureaucrats and spies?'June 2

I visted the GDR back in the early '80s and it's getting frighteningly like this. The GDR had a youth organisation called, 'Free German Youth'. Youth they were certainly, German they may have been, but 'Free' they were certainly not. The authoriti...

Sean Walsh replied to Tania de St Croix's discussion 'Informal education or bureaucrats and spies?'June 2

Graeme Tiffany replied to Roy Smith's discussion 'Andy Hillier's article 'The erosion of voluntary participation''May 31

Perhaps this is case of remembering that the vast majority (one would hope) of detached youth work is street-based. Ask yourself this question: "is it possible to do street-based youth work without voluntary participation?"

Sean Walsh added a discussionMay 29

Green Party

Hello Tania, remember when you asked me if I'd like to stand for the Green Party? It was a long time ago...... Now I'm standing for County Council in the town of Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Maggie is standing too, for West D...

Sean Walsh left a comment on their own profileMay 22

Julie added a discussionMay 21

Media

Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 is currently discussing youth clubs in the community as part of their Love Where You Live campaign. The link online will be available for a short period of time. I normally listen to Galaxy fm ;) Another amusing link is: O...

Lenny Sellars replied to Lenny Sellars's discussion 'The Loneliness of Youth Work'May 18

Hi Tania I attended one of the FDYW conferences a couple of years ago in Wigan. It was indeed very refreshing to meet people who were suffering the same frustrations. The pinnacle for me personally during that weekend was finding myself in the ho...

Chris Macintosh added a discussionMay 18

London visit by Manchester Young people

hi, I'm working with some young people in Ardwick and Longsight Manchester who want to come to London. i guess in this post i have two questions- firstly any good residential centres in central London and secondly, one of the ideas of the group wa...

Tania de St Croix replied to Lenny Sellars's discussion 'The Loneliness of Youth Work'May 16

Hi Lenny, I love your writing and your passion, and completely recognise what you are saying. If you are being curmudgeonly and / or treacherous then I think it's great to be curmudgeonly and treacherous! You are not alone. Not sure if you have al...