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Developing Digital Youth Work: needs, practices, policies
Developing Digital Youth Work: needs, practices, policies
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This activity supports youth workers and youth work managers in understanding and integrating digital youth work into their practices and organisational policies.
Through interactive tasks, you will explore ways to develop digital youth work strategies, ensuring that young people can engage in meaningful, innovative, and inclusive digital experiences.
By completing this activity, you will:
- Gain a clear understanding of what digital youth work is and how it relates to youth work goals.
- Learn practical ways to integrate digital tools and methods into youth work practice.
- Identify how your organisation can implement digital youth work strategies and policies.
Get inspired
Youth work has always adapted to the changing needs of young people. As digital technology increasingly shapes young people’s lives, youth work must evolve to integrate digital tools and approaches effectively.
- Read through the key recommendations and good practice examples.
- Reflect on how digital youth work aligns with the goals of youth work and how it can be applied in your context.
Watch the animated videos explaining what digital youth work is and how it aligns with youth work goals.
Take action: activities for different roles
Explore the following role-specific badges to access activities designed to enhance your digital youth work within the organisation: Navigate to a specific badge and complete activities as a youth worker, and youth work manager. Involve young people in co-designing digital youth work solutions:
- Youth workers can use the Digital Life Explorer badge to facilitate young people in reflecting on and exploring their digital lives.
- Digital Youth Work to Practice badge is designed for youth workers to deepen their understanding and application of digital youth work in their professional practice.
- Digital Youth Work Integrator badge has an activity for youth work managers to develop and implement effective digital youth work strategies within their organisation.
Claim open badge recognition
Upon successful completion of the activities, participants can claim digital badges recognising their competence in:
- Understanding digital youth work principles.
- Ethical and effective digital youth work practices.
- Strategic digital youth work development and integration.
Next steps
Explore more learning opportunities and resources on digital youth work through the Digital Youth Work platform. Apply what you’ve learned to implement digital youth work strategies effectively.
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Developing Digital Youth Work: needs, practices, policies. Get this badge
This badge recognises your commitment to understanding and integrating digital youth work into your professional practice. It is awarded to youth workers and youth work managers who explore the activity content and resources and demonstrate an understanding of how digital youth work aligns with youth work goals and can be meaningfully embedded into everyday practice.
This badge aligns with the SNAC Digital Competences Framework for Youth Work, particularly within the following competence areas:
- Shared Guidelines and Peer Learning – building a common understanding of digital youth work and integrating it into practice
- Supporting Creative Self-Expression – meaningfully using digital tools and methods in youth work
- Identity Growth – understanding how digital environments shape young people’s experiences and supporting their development in digital contexts
Earning this badge demonstrates your capacity to critically reflect on digital transformation in youth work, apply digital tools and approaches in a purposeful and inclusive way, and strengthen the quality and relevance of youth work in a digital society.
Tâches
Tâche n°1
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To get this badge:
Complete the following steps:
- Explain what digital youth work means in your context and how it supports the core goals of youth work.
- Identify at least two digital activities, tools or content that you use (or plan to use) and explain how they benefit young people.
- Describe how you contribute to building shared understanding or guidelines on digital youth work within your team or organisation.
Evidence: Submit a short your youth work practice reflection describing one real or planned youth work activity where digital tools are integrated. Clearly explain:
- How the activity aligns with youth work goals
- Which digital tools/methods are used and why
- How it benefits young people
Compétences
#Shared guidelines and peer learning
#Supporting creative self-expression
#Identity growth
Organisateurs
Digital Youth Work Resource Hub
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