This podcast seeks to shine a light on a ‘day in the life’ of a frontline youth worker, specifically focusing on the theme of self-care. Using a narrative approach, the podcast takes snippets of audio diary entries from four frontline youth worker to create an intimate snapshot of the realities of frontline youth work in this context.

Voices from the Frontline: Self-care

A simple body scan exercise to support mindfulness.

This activity was taken from Mindfulness-Based Programs for Youth: A Toolkit for Youth Workers, developed by the Holistic Arts-Based Program (HAP) team at the School of Social Work, Laurentian University and the Knowledge Exchange team at Youth Research and Evaluation Exchange (YouthREX) at the School of Social Work, York University. Learn more at youthrex.com.