Youth work essentials

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Podcasts of the EU-CoE partnership in the field of youth. Participation, social inclusion, youth work, better knowledge, visibility of youth work & youth policy. The podcasts were prepared for the MOOC on Youth Work Essentials

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Advocating for youth work - European Youth Work Agenda in practice

Guests: Hans-Georg Wicke - the Head of JUGEND für Europa - German National Agency for the EU-Programmes Erasmus+ Youth and European Solidarity Corps. Judit Lantai - the Policy Officer on Strong Youth Organisations at the European Youth Forum . Lukas Stede - leading the Youth Work portfolio in the Advisory Council on Youth in the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. Host: Snežana Baclija Knoch...

Jun 13, 2021•36 min•Ep. 6

Advocacy for youth work

In this episode we discuss why and how to advocate for youth work. Guests: Federica Demicheli (Italy) is a vice President of NINFEA (National Association aiming for the recognition of youth workers in Italy) and active as a youth worker and European trainer since 2004. She works in the field of prevention of violent radicalisation, youth work recognition and volunteering both at national and European level. She has been working in the youth work field in South Med countries. Anna Yeghoyan (Armen...

Sep 26, 2020•26 min•Ep. 5

Youth workers: values and ethics

In this episode we are talking about values and ethics in youth work and their importance in youth work practice. Invited guests: Hilary Tierney - Maynooth University, Ireland. Hilary worked as a youth worker for many years before joining the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University where she contributes across the professional community and youth work programmes. Her practice and research interests converge in a specific interest in reflective practice, professional supervisi...

Sep 04, 2020•29 min•Ep. 4

Youth research

In this episode we are discussing youth research and its role in youth work practice. Invited guests: Lana Pasic is a Youth Research and Policy Officer at the Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe. Lana holds MPhil degree in Development Studies from the University of Oxford, where she specialised in youth, children and development. Before joining youth partnership, she consulted with various international and non-governmental organisations, working with young peop...

Aug 29, 2020•30 min•Ep. 3

Quality and standards in youth work

We are talking with Sabine Klocker from Austria and Jonas Agdur from Sweden about quality and standards in youth work. This podcast was produced for the MOOC - Essentials of Youth Work. Jonas Agdur (Sweden) spent 18 years as a youth worker, the head of a youth centre and street worker in suburban Stockholm. After moving to Gothenburg in 1998 he became head of a local department for youth work and in 2005 he founded and became executive chair of KEKS, today a network of 43 local departments for y...

Aug 27, 2020•26 min•Ep. 2

History of youth work

In this episode we are talking with Howard Williamson and Jan Vanhee on the history of youth work in Europe. This podcast has been produced for the MOOC on Essentials of Youth Work. Howard Williamson is a youth worker and a Professor of European Youth Policy at the University of South Wales, UK. He has worked on youth issues in practice, research and policy throughout his life, and has been involved with both the Council of Europe and the European Commission since the 1980s. His work with and fo...

Aug 25, 2020•28 min•Ep. 1

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