C2Y: Discussions on Child and Youth Care
Society & Culture
The following is the presentation write up from the July I had the pleasure of attending the 22nd South African National Association of Child and Youth Care & 4th CYC-Net world conference in Durban South Africa:
How Can I Be Homeless When I Just Left One? An Observation from Working on the Streets of Pietermaritzburg with Young People by Thamsanqa Gcwabaza & Rob Ng-Yu-Tin, from Life Changer
“What do we mean by the word home? Is it a house? An address? A bed to sleep in? A family? Perhaps we need to explore what we mean by homeless and perhaps consider it as ‘houseless’. We are living in the aftermath of the HIV Pandemic. Our reality now is an emerging group of older vulnerable youth and young adults who are making a living off the streets. Many of these predominantly young men have lived in multiple homes, had an array of significant care givers, and been in informal kinship care or formal foster care. Some have been adopted and even lived in residential care. But now? They find them themselves without a family, with no idea of who to turn to, ask for advice and seek refuge. They are seen as beggars, filthy down-and-outs who have made bad choices. We have even heard them referred to as vermin. These young adults were possibly once celebrated as newborns. A celebration to a family. They grew up being offered some love, and family. Where do these young people go once faced with huge hardship? Huge emotional psychological and behavioural problems. All desperate for love, affirmation and a family. To add to that child and youth care centres struggle to want to accept these children in care, and social workers don’t know what to do.
Ali’s story, one young man’s journey to Canada
Self and relationship in Child and Youth Care with Gerry Fewster
Boundaries with Dr. Pamela Richmond
Adolescent Who Sexually Offend: A discussion on EBP with Dr. Siegi Schuler
Working with Native Youth: A conversation with Daniel Wolfshadow
Youth Work Online: A conversation with Aaron Garth of Ultimate Youth Worker
Supporting Trans* Children and Youth: A conversation with Hershel Russell
Videos on Working with Children and Youth
Avoiding Bad Child and Youth Care Practice: A conversation with Jack Phelan
Fostering Resilience: A conversation with Dr. Michael Ungar
Residential Childcare in Bangladesh: A conversation with Tuhinul Islam
Suicide Interventions: A conversation with Sonia McDonald
Social Pedagogy: A conversation with Sylvia Holthoff
Living, and Raising Children, on the Autism Spectrum: A conversation with Nancy Getty
Current Trends & Critical Questions in Youth Work: A conversation with Dana Fusco
Detached Youth Work: A conversation with Graeme Tiffany
Workplace Violence in CYC practice: A conversation with Vaughan Bowie
Using Art with Traumatized Children in the West Bank: A discussion on the Freedom Theatre
Youth Transitioning Out of Care in Jordan: A conversation with Rawan Ibrahim
Conversations With Youth From Care in Amman, Jordan
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