Scene Magazine Contents: Issue 80, September, 2014 3
A Word from our CEO Dr. Patrick J. Burke, Youth Work Ireland
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Introduction Martina O’Brien, Centre for Effective Services
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National Outcome 1: Active & Healthy Áilish O’Neill, NYCI
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National Outcome 2: Achieving in all Areas of Life Anna Gunning, YAP Ireland
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National Outcome 3: Safe & Protected John Cahill, Foróige
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National Outcome 4: Economic Security & Opportunity John Lonergan
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National Outcome 5: Connected & Respected David Carroll, BeLonG To
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The Commitment of Youth Work Ireland’s Integrated Youth Services Model Mairéad Cluskey, Youth Work Ireland
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Research Brief John Gilmore
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New Library Resources at the IYWC
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Policy Brief
Production Editors: Matthew Seebach and Gina Halpin Special Editor for this Edition: Martina O’Brien, Graduate Intern with Centre for Effective Services. All the team at the IYWC and Youth Work Ireland would like to extend a very special thank you to Martina for all her hard work and commitment on this edition. Layout: Gina Halpin Cover Image: Participants from Foróige’s Big Brother, Big Sister Programme. Printing: IFP Media
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Contributors: Dr. Patrick J. Burke, John Cahill, David Carroll, Mairéad Cluskey, John Gilmore, Anna Gunning, John Lonergan, Michael McLoughlin, Martina O’Brien and Áilish O’Neill Contact: Irish Youth Work Centre, Youth Work Ireland, 20 Lower Dominick Street, Dublin 1, Tel: 01‐8584512 Email: matthew@iywc.ie; gina@iywc.ie Website: www.iywc.ie Disclaimer: It is open to all our readers to exchange information or to put forward points of view. Send in news, comments, letters or articles to the editors. Views expressed in this magazine are the contributors own and do not reflect those of the Irish Youth Work Centre or Youth Work Ireland.