what is digital youth work?

What is Digital Youth Work?Suvi Tuominen

@suvimt

Verke - National developement centre for digital youth work

What is Verke?

Our long-term goals:

• Knowledge of how to use digital media and technology will increase in youth work

• The structures of youth work will support the use of digital media and technology in youth work

• Innovative services and concepts will be created in the field of youth work, using digital media and technology

Digital youth work has the same goals as youth work in general

Purposes of youth work

• To support young people's growth and independence

• To promote young people's active citizenship and empowerment

• To improve young people's growth and living conditions

Youth Act (72/2006)

In practice

Youth work

• helps to find new friends

• helps to find new hobbies

• offers reliable information and guidance

• encourages to develop new skills

• helps to find something meaningful to do

• encourages to take responsibility

• helps young people to get their voice heard

• offers reliable adults

How does digital media and technology help us to achieve our

goals?

Digital media and technology can be used in youth work

As a medium As an activity As a content

- Online councelling - Gaming - Young journalists

- Informative web sites - Maker culture, robotics - Discussions about media

- Marketing on social media - GPS based activities - Learning coding

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Some statistics

Want more stats? Check out www.youth.ie/screenagers

www.youth.ie/screenagers

• Research conducted in 2015 in five countries: Finland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Austria

• Statistics, focus group interviews, case examples • Joint recommendations

Kiitos!