Neuro Affirmative Youth Work Practice
The badge earner will have participated in a dedicated workshop that brings the learner on a journey of Neuro Affirmative practice in Youth Work.
Being neuro-affirmative means moving beyond deficit-based approaches and instead recognising, respecting, and celebrating neurodivergent culture and identities. It’s about supporting needs and challenges without pathologising difference — and ensuring that young people feel seen, heard, and valued for who they are.
Through shared insights, strategies, and practical examples, this badge earlern will have learned about:
- Principles of neuro-affirmative practice.
- The evolving language around neurodiversity and why it matters.
- Tools for communicating respectfully and inclusively, based on how individuals choose to identify.
and the badge earner will have been
- Offered space for reflection on how these approaches can strengthen broader youth work practice.
Tasks
Task no.1
Issued by organiser or scanning QR code
What has been most impactful on your learning from this workshop?
Tags
##neurodiversity
##languageofneurodiversity
Activity
Neuro-Affirmative Youth Work
Organiser
Youth Work Ireland
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