see also What's on - for youth workers
Use Condoms, Enjoy Your Freedom Campaign
This bright, positive, up tempo campaign developed by the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council is out across NSW. The campaign aims to reduce the risk of STI transmission and HIV through raising awareness of Aboriginal people of safe sex practices and early detection of STI. The campaign includes
- 3 different posters
- Music CDs
- Information brochures
- Condom wallets
Outdoor billboards with the slogan “Use Condoms, Enjoy Your Freedom” have been booked across NSW from January 5th – March 1st 2009. There will also be full page colour advertisements in the Koori Mail, National Indigenous Times and the Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal during January and February 2009.
Contact: Sallie Cairnduff, Project Officer on scairnduff@ahmrc.org.au or 9212 4777. www.ahmrc.org.au
Barriers to Service Delivery for Young Pregnant Women & Mothers
Barriers occur in complex relationships with each other that can become self-perpetuating. The more barriers a young woman faces, and/or the more vulnerabilities that she experiences, the more difficult it is for her to access services, and the more difficult it will be for service providers to accommodate her needs. 7/07
www.facs.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/aboutfacs/programs/youth-young_pregnant.htm
Cheap computer gear from DonorTec
DonorTec aims to assist charities and nonprofit organisations with Income Tax Exempt status by providing software and hardware for very low or discounted fees, as well as by supporting you to make the most of your ICT purchases and infrastructure. www.donortec.com.au 5/07
NSW Centre for Advancement of Adolescent Health (NSW CAAH)
NSW CAAH's role as a technical support agency is to build the confidence and capacity of partner agencies in responding to youth health issues, through developing/disseminating information and resources, delivering professional education and training, undertaking applied research and promoting good practices, and contributing to advocacy and policy development.
www.caah.chw.edu.au 5/07
Detecting signs of suicide?
Youth counsellors fail to detect suicide signs: School counsellors and youth workers are failing to detect children at risk of suicide or ensure vulnerable youths are properly treated smh.com.au 7/11/06 * Read the report kids.nsw.gov.au 11/06
Got rid of any computers lately? Did you wipe the drive first?
When you sell or give away an old computer, you must first remove all sensitive information such as personal details of clients and employees. This is more complicated than deleting the files. Read this article... then do what has to be done to protect your data. Second-hand drives hold your secrets smh.com.au 17/8/06
YAPA can't vouch for this but it was mentioned in the Sydney Herald: Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction. http://dban.sourceforge.net/
Cultural Diversity Calendar
Produced in collaboration with Community Relations Commission for multicultural NSW, covers 600 events from 150 communities with exceptional photography and information.
Plan your events with culture in mind. www.citynations.com/calendar/articles/000260.cfm
Strong bonds
for workers supporting young people with complex needs
When you work with young people who have complex needs, it can be a challenge to work out the best way to support them and their family. Strong Bonds has lots of easy-to-use information to help you support young people and families:
- Working with young people - how can workers talk to young people about family issues, without losing the focus on the young person as the client?
- Working with families - how can you effectively communicate with family about a young person's health issues and obtain their support?
- Understanding families - what role do families play in young people's development?
- Worker issues - how do you deal with professional issues, such as confidentiality and privacy laws?
- Tips, help sheets and links to other useful websites
By Jesuit Social Services (JSS) and funded by the Federal Government of Health and Ageing and the William Buckland Foundation. For printed information sheets - phone 03 9415 8700. www.strongbonds.jss.org.au 8/06
Save a Mate (SAM)
Save a Mate (SAM) is a training program designed to promote successful outcomes to emergencies resulting from alcohol and other drug (AOD) use.
Hepatitis C
Multilingual hep C booklet is now available. www.multiculturalhivhepc.net.au
Our Place
Our Place is a booklet for youth workers containing tips and case studies related to Aboriginal Young People and issues such as grief & loss, AOD issues, school, racism, housing, networking, support. A useful guide to increase your understanding on how to work with Aboriginal young people more effectively. $15 incl. GST & postage. South Sydney Youth Services: 02 9318 0539
Doing New Work
Doing New Work is a new resource to support work around sexual diversity and with GLBTi young people and that provides potentially powerful teaching tools.
Getting off the referral roundabout: effective legal referral
Kingsford Legal Centre has produced an essential DVD resource for anyone who works with clients experiencing legal problems. Making an effective referral is a challenging task that not only requires strong interpersonal skills but also an up-to-date knowledge of the diverse range of available services. Training staff and volunteers in making referrals is essential to avoid clients being sent from agency to agency, never finding the one that can assist them with their problem.
The Getting off the Referral Roundabout DVD covers issues such as: valuing and respecting a client, communicating effectively, participating in and knowing about your own agency, identifying a client’s information and referral needs, knowledge of service providers, making effective referrals, basic knowledge required about the law, legal system and legal service providers, preparing a client for an interview with a lawyer, finding plain language legal information online. Getting off the Referral Roundabout: Effective legal referral: $30 DVD, & free workbook.
