Seminar: "Street Smart - detached youth work" in Ireland

Seminar: "Street Smart - detached youth work"
2-5 September 2024 | Dublin , Ireland

This contact-making seminar will explore a distinct form of youth work called ‘detached youth work’, which engages with young people in places they chose to gather, the street, green spaces or at their local shops.

The purpose of digital networking via Discord is to create a network space that will be used by participants to continue on with exchanges of good practices, tools, and ideas.

OBJECTIVES
Develop an integrative/agile working space for participants for Pre, Mid and Post Seminar - via Discord
Establish Common Ground: Understanding Youth Work Practice field methodologies (Outreach, Detached, Street, Inhouse, F2F, Online)
Understand the value of meeting YP “where they are”
Observations and reflections on existing services in Dublin with study visits
Connect with other youth workers from different countries
Provide ‘space’ for exchanging relevant topics and sharing good practices
Explore comparisons in practice and terminology within Europe
Build a stronger network and synergies for potential future mobility projects