'At Risk' young people

‘At Risk’ young people
Can risk based practice, theory and politics lead to good outcomes for young people?

A free forum for professionals involved in delivering services to young people at risk and developing youth policy.

with speakers:

Mark Grant, exploring the place of risk in current Victorian youth policy
Mark is currently the Manager of Policy and youthcentral at the Office for Youth. He has worked extensively across government and the community sector over the past 25 years

Professor Rob Watts, talking about the institutionalisation of risk and the role of the social sciences in an age of spin
Rob is the programme director for social sciences at RMIT University. He has published widely on public policy and young people


Dr Peter Kelly, offering some thoughts on challenges, choices and opportunities that present themselves as we attempt to construct what is, increasingly, a DIY biography

Peter Kelly is the Head of Behavioural Studies, in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University. He has published extensively on young people, youth at-risk and the practice of Youth Studies


And a panel discussion featuring:

Bernie Geary, OAM, Bernie is the Child Safety Commissioner for Victoria. He has more than 30 years experience working with children, young people and their families.

Kerry Montero, Kerry is Program Coordinator of Youth Work at RMIT. Over the past decade Kerry has worked extensively on young driver safety and developing of road safety education

Karen Broadley, Karen has worked in a variety of roles in Child Protection for the past nine years, and a generalist youth worker for more than a decade. She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge from this work.




Friday March 27th, from 2.30 - 5.00pm
RMIT City Campus, 56.3.94
(corner of Lygon and Queensberry Streets, ground floor)
RSVP to: youthworkrmit@gmail.com