This one day interactive training workshop will assist school based Youth Workers to develop their understanding of ethical practices - based on the Code of Ethics for Youth Workers in WA - and apply this knowledge in their work.

The training will introduce participants to the Code, and to the suite of materials developed by Youth Work WA and YACWA, aimed at embedding the Code in Youth Work practice, programs and organisations in WA. By the end of the workshops participants will be able to:

List the advantages and disadvantages of having a Code of Ethics
Discuss the principles of the Code of Ethics for Youth Workers in WA
Reflect upon their own ethical behaviour
Practice decision making using the Code
Develop ideas on how to ensure the Code is embedded in their own and their organisations work
Challenge unethical behaviour

Participants will receive:

The Youth Work WA Code of Ethics with commentary
A poster version of the Code for display in their organisation
A poster of the Code of Ethics written especially for young people
A guide for the implementation of the Code in their organisation
Light lunch and refreshments

*** Organisations can pay via invoice. Please email connect@youthworkwa.org.au with the number of and names of staff you'd like to book via invoice.

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About the Trainers:

Katherine Mosele

Katherine Mosele has worked in the youth and education sector since 2002 including residential care, case management, outreach services, senior case manager, centre-based services, alternative learning settings and community development. As a graduate of the Bachelor of Youth Work from Edith Cowan University she has been a leader in the youth and education sector and believes strongly in raising the profile of Youth Work as a profession across government and non-government agencies.

For the past six years she has been based within mainstream education as a Youth Support Coordinator and was the founder of the Youth Workers in Schools Network. This network was designed to provide a platform for Youth Workers in the education sector to come together, reflect on ethical and accountable Youth work practice, share resources, network, and provide a collective voice for more broader advocacy. Katherine was awarded Professional Youth Worker Award in 2018 at the Youth Work WA awards.

Matthew Lanternier

Matt has been dedicated to the youth work and community sector for over 15 years, engaging successfully with young people from the South Metropolitan Corridor, East Kimberly, Gascoyne and Wheatbelt. He strongly believes that youth engagement is a collective venture and that it takes a community to support and nurture its young people. Matt was a finalist in the 2021 Youth Work WA Awards for his role as one of the founding members of the Youth Workers in Schools’ Network, championing and advocating best practice models for youth work in education. Currently working in a high school setting, Matt’s mission as a youth worker is to encourage community to develop and support an environment in which young people can grow to become positive, active, and responsible members of society.