Safe Surfing &
Internet Use for Young People
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Revised
Drug & Alcohol Guidelines
Dealing
with Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco in Youth Work Settings:
Guidelines for Youth Workers
by Youth Work Ireland, 2009
The original guidelines, of which this document is an updated
and revised version, were developed over a series of meetings
and discussions by a Working Group drawn from 10 drugs workers
involved in the Community Based Drugs Initiatives in the
five Youth Work Ireland Member Youth Services in the South
East: - Carlow Regional Youth Service, Ferns Diocesan Youth
Service in Wexford (now FDYS Youth Work Ireland), Ossory
Youth in Kilkenny, Tipperary Regional Youth Service and
Waterford Regional Youth Service (now Waterford & South
Tipperary Community Youth Service). The guidelines were
developed via an extensive local consultation process involving
staff, volunteers and young people from
these local youth services. The document also underwent
a national consultation process involving both internal
and external agencies and was first published in 2004. This
document has been revised and updated following a consultation
process with Member Youth Services.
Dealing with Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco in Youth Work
Settings: Guidelines for Youth Workers
Safe Social Networking
Guidelines for those working with Young People
by Youth Work Ireland, 2009
The
use of the Internet by children and young people is an emotive
issue, which has generated much public debate in recent
times. However,
we live in the era of information technology, where most
young people now have access to a computer be it at home,
school/college, via mobile phones and increasingly in the
high street. We must accept that we cannot prevent young
people using the Internet and more specifically social networking
sites. Indeed it should be encouraged, as it is potentially
a wonderful leisure, educational and developmental tool
that can open up many opportunities and new worlds for young
people at the touch of a button.
In
recent years social networking sites have become the biggest
single vehicle for young people accessing the Internet.
Safe Social Networking - Guidelines for those working with
young people aims at providing an overview of social networking,
detailing the benefits and dangers of their use. It also
outlines the main social networking sites, their safety
measures and tips and looks specifically at responding to
safety concerts, specifically the issue of cyberbullying.
The
role of youth workers and parents should be to ensure that
young people are using and enjoying the Internet in a safe
and responsible manner. These guidelines represent in a
small way an attempt to assist this process. The guidelines
are not prescriptive but do aim to provide a grounding in
safe practices many of which are repeated across the various
well known social networking websites.
Safe Social Networking
Safe
Surfing
Guidelines for safe Internet use for young people and
those who work with them
Drafted
& Edited by Fran Bissett, 2009
In
2003 Youth Work Ireland (then the National Youth Federation)
developed a set of guidelines and poster campaign on Safe
Internet
Use for those working with young people. Safe Surfing -
Guidelines for safe Internet use for young people and those
who work with them is an updated version of that set of
guidelines.
The
use of the Internet by children and young people is an emotive
issue, the increasing media reports and publicity surrounding
the potential
exploitation of young people by paedophiles and child abusers,
those promoting racial hatred, and exposure to pornographic
and other inappropriate
materials, has made many concerned parents and youth workers
fearful of allowing young people access to the Internet.
These
guidelines focus on general safe use of the Internet and
email with a focus on chat rooms, newsgroups, bulletin boards
etc while also providing supporting documentation and templates
to assist with the provision of Internet access by youth
organisations.
The
guidelines are not prescriptive and do not claim to have
all the answers, however it does attempt to document a range
of successful and practical measures and advice which can
be used by those working with young people in helping them
to use the Internet in as safe a manner as is possible.
Safe Surfing - Guidelines for safe Internet use for young
people & those who work with them.
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South Eastern Health Board and the National Suicide Review
Group.