All youth work should be monitored and evaluated. It is an important part of detached youth work because the work is largely unseen and so reporting on the engagement will give funding organisations and supporters an idea of what has been achieved. It will also help give an understanding of what the work entails and […]
Meeting Young People
When you head out and meet up with young people there are a number of issues that you need to be aware of. As a start think about your appearance, voice and behaviour. Be true to who you are. I remember doing detached work with an older man several years ago and he arrived ready […]
Aim of Detached Youth Work
Detached Youth Work should aim to: While it does not aim to:
Detached and Outreach Youth Work
Detached Youth Work Detached youth work operates without the use of a building or activity and takes place where young people “are at” both geographically and developmentally. It delivers informal and social education and addresses whatever needs are presented to or perceived by the youth worker. As Detached Youth Workers have no physical building or […]
Statement of Intent
Young people no longer attend church and have lost a sense of the spiritual. Cornwall has a need for Jesus as it battles: Our overriding answer to all of the problems above is Jesus. It is only in meeting Jesus that many of the issues facing Cornwall and especially teenagers will be healed. In outworking […]
What’s Happening
I am employed as a Detached Youth Minister for Anchor Anglican Church Fowey. My remit is to reach out and build relationships with young people that are detached from the church. My area of concern is Lostwithiel, Fowey, Par and St Blazey. It is an exciting role as seeks to engage and build relationships with […]
Projects
Some things we dream about achieving. At the end of the day what Jesus wants we want but we can still dream. Off-Grid Youth centre A place to site a container which we will extend with an outside space, a fire pit, etc and then run off-grid. We need the area, the container and the […]
Relationships
We believe that central to all youth work are the relationships you create. We don’t try to justify the relationships we make? We don’t think you need a reason for your relationships? As a youth worker my primary role is to develop relationships with young people. I am commanded to build trusted relationships. It is […]
Bullying
As an individual who has been bullied this is an emotional subject and it made me think about how I develop a strategy to support the bullied person but to also challenge the bully and help them change. This is a short post that really outlines steps we can take to support young people who […]
Anti-Hero
Described by Taylor Swift as “one of my favourite songs I have written” but what is it about and why as a youth worker should I be taking notes. Here are the lyrics: [Verse 1]I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiserMidnights become my afternoonsWhen my depression works the graveyard shift, […]
Some interesting things about young people in the UK
However, mental health is still a rising issue and despite all these qualifications jobs have become insecure. Young people find themselves less equipped to work.
The Disconnect
I was sent a link to this series of videos about four young people and their mobile phone usage. It is a fascinating insight into what these young people are thinking about their mobile phone usage. The series is titled “The Disconnect.” A generation of Irish young people has grown up in a world where […]