TY - CHAP
T1 - Going bush
T2 - youth work in rural settings
AU - Sercombe, Howard
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - For the past four years, I have been working as a youth worker in rural/remote Western Australia, first, as a youth development officer with the Shire of Laverton, about half way between Perth and Alice Springs, and then as a manager of a suite of youth services in Kalgoorlie, a bit closer to Perth. In both places, youth services were either non-existent or under-developed, and both projects involved getting services up from scratch. This paper pulls together some reflections on what makes youth work in these settings different.
AB - For the past four years, I have been working as a youth worker in rural/remote Western Australia, first, as a youth development officer with the Shire of Laverton, about half way between Perth and Alice Springs, and then as a manager of a suite of youth services in Kalgoorlie, a bit closer to Perth. In both places, youth services were either non-existent or under-developed, and both projects involved getting services up from scratch. This paper pulls together some reflections on what makes youth work in these settings different.
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781875236633
T3 - Doing Youth Work in Australia
SP - 407
EP - 419
BT - Youth Work & Social Diversity
A2 - White, Rob
PB - Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies
CY - Hobart, Tas.
ER -