New training dates 1 day Social Media & Social Networking course for Youth Professionals

Social media can amplify the positives and negatives of everyday life for young people, and can expose them to new opportunities and new risks. There are undoubtedly both positive and negative aspects to social media – but whatever our views – Youth Professionals need to understand the online activities and environments young people are engaging with. Explore both how to support young people as they engage in these environments; and how to creatively use social media and social networking to enhance the delivery of young people service(s).

Training summary: The workshop will be delivered by Katie Bacon (Online Youth Outreach)

• Explore how social media, and specifically social networking, tools could be used by youth professionals in engaging with young people, parents and supporters;
• Develop an understanding of a range of social media and social networking tools through hands-on experience and activities;
• Identify key issues of ethics and safety for work with young people on social network sites, and explore possible responses;
• Identify specific pilot projects where social media and social networking could be used;
• Develop a draft plan for engaging practically and strategically with social media and social networking;

Statutory Youth Professional £75 per participant
Voluntary Sector Youth Professional £55 per participant

To register for the training course and more information on training please e-mail/call Katie Bacon:
info@katiebacon.co.uk 07841 023626 www.katiebacon.co.uk

Training dates:

Birmingham
Training date: Wednesday 31st March 2010, 9.30am-4.30pm
Location: Birmingham Central Library. Floor One Central Library Chamberlain Square Birmingham B33HQ

Please select appropriate option

Statutory Youth Professional £75.00 Voluntary Sector Youth Professional £55.00

Katie Bacon is an experienced youth worker, who has pioneered models of online youth work and youth engagement with a diverse range of young people’s groups in Devon. She has been working in partnership with Tim Davies whom is a specialist in social media, youth participation and online social networking. Collaboratively they have been researching and developing methodologies and polices in the practical application of online social media platforms & social networking to engage young people about local issues. Also they have codeveloped the 1 day introduction to social media and social networking course.

Relevant information, links and documents can be downloaded for FREE @
Katie Bacon: http://www.katiebacon.co.uk
Tim Davies: http://www.timdavies.org.uk/
Uk Youth Online: http://ukyouthonline.ning.com/