[Kathe]

In This Is Youth Work: Voices from the Frontlines of Ontario’s Youth Sector, the YouthREX team showcased findings from seven focus groups with 58 frontline youth workers in five cities across Ontario.

Youth workers described having a professional identity tied to their personal identity because they identify with the young people they work with. Their professional identities as youth workers were “not separated or detached” but part of who they are – as this quote from a youth worker in Central Ontario exemplifies:

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