scholarly journals Youth First: A Canadian Youth-led Initiative in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-152
Author(s):  
Reah (Hyun Ju) Shin ◽  
Harleen Kaur ◽  
Catherine Howe ◽  
Justin Whitty ◽  
Kyla Quigley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Care ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Child And Youth Care ◽  
Interactive Spaces ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Master Of Arts

This reflection writing was co-written by seven young people and three Master of Arts Child and Youth Care (MA CYC) students from Ryerson University. Our writing centres around a Canadian youth-led initiative called Youth First, developed as a MA CYC placement due to the lack of placement opportunities available during the pandemic. Youth First focused on creating safe and interactive spaces in cyberspace for young people during the pandemic. Through this reflection, we hope to share our experiences, accomplishments, lessons learned and overall reflection of being part of this initiative during a global pandemic.

scholarly journals The benefits of applying the lightning talk in child and youth care education

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanne Jean-Pierre ◽  
Sabrin Hassan ◽  
Asha Sturge ◽  
Jonathan Bailey ◽  
Kiaras Gharabaghi
Keyword(s):  
Oral Presentation ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Youth Care ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Case Conference ◽  
Audience Engagement ◽  
Child And Youth Care ◽  
Power Point ◽  
Supporting Materials

<div> <div> <div> <p>Child and youth care instructors often aspire to prepare students for unforeseen circumstances in the field, including circumstances that may require spontaneous advocacy and public speaking skills in various settings, such as an interdisciplinary case conference or a plan of care meeting. We suggest that one way of contributing to these goals is the pedagogy of the lightning talk. A lightning talk can be defined as a short (three minutes), time-limited, oral presentation on a particular subject without the use of supporting materials, such as Power Point slides, notes, an electronic device, or audience engagement, so as to simulate a practice context that was unexpected and for which the practitioner has no opportunity to plan or prepare (Jean-Pierre et al., 2020). </p><div> <div>In this article, we will share the main lessons learned from a study that examined the learning experiences and processes of the pedagogy of the lightning talk at a Canadian metropolitan university in two child and youth care undergraduate courses. </div> </div> <p></p> </div> </div> </div>

scholarly journals (YOU GOTTA HAVE) FRIENDS: CARE LEAVING, FRIENDSHIPS, AND AGENCY INTERVENTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varda Mann-Feder
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Youth Care ◽  
Aging Out ◽  
Protective Mechanisms ◽  
Child And Youth Care ◽  
Youth In Care ◽  
Home Placement ◽  
Care System

This article is based on a presentation at FICE Austria in 2016 that reported on the findings of a qualitative study that explored the perceptions of friendships held by young people in and formerly in care. Eleven young people from the care system and three frontline child and youth care workers were interviewed with a focus on the effects of out-of-home placement on the development of peer relationships. Results suggest that there are significant obstacles to the development of age-appropriate friendships both within the care system and between youth in care and their community peers. These findings are discussed in light of the evidence that friendships are critical for healthy development and can serve as a buffer against stigma for youth who have been placed in out-of-home care. The study reported here is part of a larger program of research, the goal of which is to identify protective mechanisms or developmental assets in the transition to adulthood that could be better cultivated for youth aging out of placement.

scholarly journals The benefits of applying the lightning talk in child and youth care education

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanne Jean-Pierre ◽  
Sabrin Hassan ◽  
Asha Sturge ◽  
Jonathan Bailey ◽  
Kiaras Gharabaghi
Keyword(s):  
Oral Presentation ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Youth Care ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Case Conference ◽  
Audience Engagement ◽  
Child And Youth Care ◽  
Power Point ◽  
Supporting Materials

<div> <div> <div> <p>Child and youth care instructors often aspire to prepare students for unforeseen circumstances in the field, including circumstances that may require spontaneous advocacy and public speaking skills in various settings, such as an interdisciplinary case conference or a plan of care meeting. We suggest that one way of contributing to these goals is the pedagogy of the lightning talk. A lightning talk can be defined as a short (three minutes), time-limited, oral presentation on a particular subject without the use of supporting materials, such as Power Point slides, notes, an electronic device, or audience engagement, so as to simulate a practice context that was unexpected and for which the practitioner has no opportunity to plan or prepare (Jean-Pierre et al., 2020). </p><div> <div>In this article, we will share the main lessons learned from a study that examined the learning experiences and processes of the pedagogy of the lightning talk at a Canadian metropolitan university in two child and youth care undergraduate courses. </div> </div> <p></p> </div> </div> </div>

scholarly journals UNDERSTANDING AND RESPONDING TO PAIN AND PAIN-BASED BEHAVIOUR WITH YOUTH IN AND FROM CARE: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE INSIDE-OUT AND OUTSIDE-IN

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 25-44
Author(s):  
Lilia M. Zaharieva ◽  
James P. Anglin
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Complex Trauma ◽  
Youth Care ◽  
Adult Student ◽  
Child And Youth Care ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Healing Journey ◽  
Shattered Assumptions ◽  
Inside Out

This article presents the findings from a dialogical research project involving a young adult student with lived experiences in care (inside-out perspective) and a seasoned child and youth care professional (outside-in perspective), exploring the pain of complex trauma and formulating healing responses to pain-based behaviour. The co-authors identify elements and dynamics related to the healing journey and present their findings largely in conversational format congruent with the process of discovery. Notions of family privilege, shattered assumptions, double distortion, pain and pain-based behaviour, the language of pain, evolution of self, moments of choice, following the yellow brick road, eight stages of healing, and self-compassion are discussed with an emphasis on understanding and responding supportively to the lived experiences of young people in and from care.

scholarly journals Re-imagining child and youth care practice with African Canadian youth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly-Jean Daniel ◽  
Johanne Jean-Pierre
Keyword(s):  
Youth Care ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Child And Youth Care ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Keywords Child ◽  
African Canadian

This article is based on a plenary held during the Child & Youth Care in Action VI Conference: Moving Through Trails and Trials Toward Community Wellness, held in Victoria, British Columbia in April 2019. It explores how we can re-imagine child and youth care practice with African Canadian youth. This emerging paradigm aligns with child and youth care politicized praxis as well as trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches in the field’s literature. We highlight the importance of mobilizing critical and transformative theoretical frameworks along with an Africentric worldview to substantially support youth of African descent with a strengths-based approach. Moreover, the protective role of Black-affirming spaces is developed and articulated. Keywords: child and youth care (CYC), youth work, Black-affirming space, African Canadian, youth

scholarly journals RE-IMAGINING CHILD AND YOUTH CARE PRACTICE WITH AFRICAN CANADIAN YOUTH

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-39
Author(s):  
Beverly-Jean Daniel ◽  
Johanne Jean-Pierre
Keyword(s):  
Youth Care ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Child And Youth Care ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Community Wellness ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
African Canadian

This article is based on a plenary held during the Child & Youth Care in Action VI Conference: Moving Through Trails and Trials Toward Community Wellness, held in Victoria, British Columbia in April 2019. It explores how we can re-imagine child and youth care practice with African Canadian youth. This emerging paradigm aligns with child and youth care politicized praxis as well as trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches in the field’s literature. We highlight the importance of mobilizing critical and transformative theoretical frameworks along with an Africentric worldview to substantially support youth of African descent with a strengths-based approach. Moreover, the protective role of Black-affirming spaces is developed and articulated.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING A PRACTICE OF AFRICAN-CENTRED SOLIDARITY IN CHILD AND YOUTH CARE

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Amponsah ◽  
Juanita Stephen
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Youth Care ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Child And Youth Care ◽  
Critical Questions ◽  
Care Field ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Vision

What does it mean to be an ally? More specifically, what does it mean to do the work of allyship in support of Black young people and families? As educators, researchers, and practitioners in the child and youth care field, we seek to initiate a conversation pertaining to the epistemological make-up of child and youth care practice and the movement towards persistent and intentional solidarity work as a framework for cross-racial engagement. Through a series of critical questions, this paper seeks to deconstruct the taken-for-granted practices of White Eurocentric allyship in favour of a new vision for the future of solidarity work with African-descended children, youth, and their communities.

scholarly journals Re-imagining child and youth care practice with African Canadian youth

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly-Jean Daniel ◽  
Johanne Jean-Pierre
Keyword(s):  
Youth Care ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Child And Youth Care ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Keywords Child ◽  
African Canadian

This article is based on a plenary held during the Child & Youth Care in Action VI Conference: Moving Through Trails and Trials Toward Community Wellness, held in Victoria, British Columbia in April 2019. It explores how we can re-imagine child and youth care practice with African Canadian youth. This emerging paradigm aligns with child and youth care politicized praxis as well as trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches in the field’s literature. We highlight the importance of mobilizing critical and transformative theoretical frameworks along with an Africentric worldview to substantially support youth of African descent with a strengths-based approach. Moreover, the protective role of Black-affirming spaces is developed and articulated. Keywords: child and youth care (CYC), youth work, Black-affirming space, African Canadian, youth

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