• What you have achieved and supported the children and young people you care for to achieve?
• What do you look back and feel good about doing in 2014, the differences you made, that can remind you why you care and envision the way you would like to progress in 2015?

• Developing positive relationships, “how we can do it better”
• Good relationships come from good communication & shared decision making when, workers engage with, & listen to, children, parents & carers
• Workers should not allow ‘rules’ to get in the way of good communication, maintaining confidentiality is important but

• do not allow ‘rules’ and ‘systems’ as an excuse to keep people uninformed
• Developing a relationship with the child and encouraging open communication and a sense of permanence for both children and carers. (Best practice is also) minimal placement changes, offering support through their time in care, helping young people to develop the necessary skills and values and ensuring a strong sense of identity.
   
• (ref. Presenter details: Marilyn McHugh, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, An exploratory study of risks for stability in foster and kinship care in NSW).

Youth Events Training
 

• A 5 week training program, learning the basics of events management, planning, programming, marketing, basic lighting and sound training
• A 4 week program in which the group breaks into pairs and focuses on specific areas of an event, working with an industry mentor in Technical Production, Programming or Marketing/Audience Development
• Mentorships with another industry professional each, to provide insight into the industry and provide support outside of the event training hours
• Designing, building and rolling out LAUNCH @ National Youth Week, a multi-arts festival by young people for young people