Connected Practice Presentation - Taking Youth Work Online

Taking (youth) services online Tim Davies (tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk) 14th September 2009 Human Services in the Network Society Symposium

1) Engaging with Social Network Sites 2) The Social Media Game 3) The Hurdles to Engagement www.practicalparticipation.co.uk

1) Engaging with Social Network Sites www.practicalparticipation.co.uk

What are Social Network Sites?

How are young people ‘social networking’ online?

www.flickr.com/photos/28859335@N00/120018144 http://flickr.com/photos/morgantepsic/176795867/ http://flickr.com/photos/andreasnilsson1976/530776998/ Keeping in Making new contact Sharing content contacts Informal Hanging out Exploring identity learning http://flickr.com/photos/mshades/169570194/ http://flickr.com/photos/loosepunctuation/959524837/ http://flickr.com/photos/lewiselementary/152620388/

What is youth work?

Youth Work • 4,225 (3,630 FTE) Youth Workers, • 17,000 (3,900 FTE) Youth Support Workers • In contact with average 27.5% of local 13 – 19 year old population • Works with excluded groups Source: NYA Audit, 2005-6 (www.nya.org.uk)

Youth Work • Statutory sector youth service established in the 1960s • Young person centered model – starting where young people are • Informal education, associational, group work - moving beyond where young people start • Resourcefulness, Resiliency, Resolve

How do we find a youth work perspective on social networking?

Young people need support to develop the appropriate resources and resilience to navigate risk and to make the most of opportunities on SNS, and peer groups need opportunities to negotiate and develop positive norms for their interaction on SNS.

Youth work can engage with SNS as one or more of:  an environment in which young people need support and guidance;  a marketing tool for promoting youth work opportunities and activities;  a communications tool for interacting with young people and groups of young people;  a youth work tool for promoting young peoples creative expression, political engagement and wider personal and social development;  a starting point to work from in helping young people develop their skills, interests and capacities across a range of issues and areas;  a platform for new forms of online youth work;

Where do we want to move towards?

Friend of a friend? Bebo?

Friend of a friend? Bebo? You shouldn't be using those sites. They're dangerous.

Friend of a friend? You shouldn't be Bebo? using those sites. They're dangerous.

Has everyone completed a photo permission form? Did you check the bit about how you can use the photos you all take on your phones?

This evening we've got a group session talking about image. Do you think people portray themselves differently on MySpace to how they are face to face? Has everyone completed a photo permission form? Did you check the bit about how you can use the photos you all take on your phones?

This evening we've got a group session talking about image. Do you think people portray themselves differently on MySpace to how they are face to face? If you want to look up more about this evening's session on crime you can check out these Has everyone completed a Bebo pages photo permission form? Did you check the bit about how you can use the photos you all take on your phones?

Friend of a friend? If you want to look up more You shouldn't be about this evening's session on Bebo? using those sites. crime you can check out these They're dangerous. Bebo pages

Dan Smith Devon Youth Service

Dan Smith Devon Youth Service Send Invitation

Friend of a friend? If you want to look up more You shouldn't be about this evening's session on Bebo? using those sites. crime you can check out these They're dangerous. Bebo pages Dan Smith Devon Youth Service Send Invitation

Add as Friend

Add as Friend See Proﬁle

Friend of a friend? If you want to look up more You shouldn't be about this evening's session on Bebo? using those sites. crime you can check out these They're dangerous. Bebo pages Dan Smith See Proﬁle Add as Friend Devon Youth Service Send Invitation

Negotiating the move online...

Taking Youth Services Online: putting the elements together Young people’s use of Youth work values & social media professional skills Models of online Features of available/ communication & popular social media collaboration tools Institutional drivers Consideration of of, and barriers to, opportunity & risk online engagement www.practicalparticipation.co.uk

Promoting activities for young people... www.practicalparticipation.co.uk

Taking Youth Services Online: putting the elements together Young people’s use of Youth work values & social media professional skills Models of online Features of available/ communication & popular social media collaboration tools Institutional drivers Consideration of of, and barriers to, opportunity & risk online engagement www.practicalparticipation.co.uk

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2) The Social Media Game www.practicalparticipation.co.uk

Promoting Positive Safeguarding & Child Activities for Young Protection People Getting young Supporting people to Adolescent Mental inﬂuence the Health Service development of a Users new service Carrying out Carrying out ‘online detached street based youth work’ - virtual work street workers www.practicalparticipation.co.uk

Scenario: Professionals involved: Tools Considerations & approach (8 pts total) www.practicalparticipation.co.uk

3) Barriers to Engagement www.practicalparticipation.co.uk

Network: http://www.youthworkonline.org.uk Blog: http://www.timdavies.org.uk @timdavies Projects & support: http://www.practicalparticipation.co.uk www.practicalparticipation.co.uk

Connected Practice Presentation - Taking Youth Work Online

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