A way to control the
middle class youth to
being a service
available to everyone
Political
Change in government changes
the policies
Historical
Created by religious
organisations and military
based
Economical
Now government funded
and supported by the
community
YACVic
Ethical Practice Principles
The Safety of Young People
Make sure everything
that is reasonably
practical in keeping
the young person and
those around them
safe
The Empowerment of all Young People
make their voices heard and
encourage them to partake in
social action
Provide opportunities for
young people to develop
skills and discover their
capabilities
Ethical Practice
Responsibilities
Duty of Care
Requires everything
reasonably practical to be
done to protect the young
person
Privacy and Confidentiality
Privacy relates to
the rights to
without access to
information from
others
Confidentiality relates to
the circumstances in
which personal
information on particular
professionals to report
abuse of neglect
Services offered to young people
Mental
Health
Headspace is a foundation
who helps young people
suffering from a mental
illness, There are centres
that can be visited across
Melbourne
Education
Alternative education
re-engages young people in
schooling and keeps them
from dropping out
Counselling
Youth Focus offer a counselling
service for young people who
need professional support
AOD
Rehabilitation to help the
young person recover from
their addiction
Employment
Help with writing resumes and
how to partake in a job interview
to help them build confidence and
knowledge
Organisation working with young
people - FReeZA
Youth Participation
Lead the planning,
development and the
delivery of music events
as well as cultural events
Gives opportunity
for local young
musicians so
showcase their
talents at events
Gigs/dances usually
range from $2-$20
so affordable for
kids
Social Engagement
Alcohol
and drug free
events such as
dances and gigs.
People who
attend are
aged 14-18
130,000 people attend
throughout Victoria
Beliefs young people have
Underage drinking/underage clubbing
It has become 'cool'
for young people to
go out clubbing with
fake IDs and partake
in underage drinking.
This will impact the
health of the young
person
Doing well in school is "nerdy"
Those who do well
in school are
considered nerds
and often get
bullied for getting
good results
Students often don't do
the best of their
potential so they don't
get called nerds for
doing well. Which will
impact their education.
Impacting young people
LGBTQI
Young people
who are
discovering their
sexuality are
often scared and
feel alone
In some communities being
gay is still seen as being
negative and young people are
often bullied which will impact
their confidence levels and
their feeling of acceptance
Racism
Victims of racism will have
low self esteem issues and
often feel isolated from their
peers.
Tend to be ashamed of their
cultural identity because
others are speaking negatively
about it and associating it
with bad things.
Support for Youth Workers
Ethical
Debriefing with supervisor
Will help keep you destress and
not keep emotions from the day
bottled up
Professional
Networking organisations
Working with other organisations can
help an individual grow in their
workplace and work on gaining a
higher role
Promoting workplace sustainability
Consideration of the environment and social impact
Workforce culture - goals, values, attututudes and behaviouts