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.
Confessions of a (former) Teenage Transexual Whore, a conversation with Star.
Spanking Your Child: Good or Bad?
Harm Reduction Programs For Youth Around The World With Murtaza Majeed from YouthRISE
Social Media, Communications and Young Peoples Voice
Being a Mindful Practitioner, Parent, and Person with Tina Lackner
Searching For Home: Beyond Adultism
Drama Therapy and Ethnodrama with Dr. Stephen Snow
Being Black in Care, a conversation with Denise and Priscilla from the Hairstory Project
Supporting People in Post Disaster Contexts, a conversation with Serena Thomas
Speaking About Mental Health, a conversation with Jenn
Youth Work and Faith a conversation with Naomi Stanton
Stigma Within Communities that Fight for Equality
Supporting Children, Youth and Refugee Families, a Conversation with Adrienne Carter
Hairstory: Black Families in the Child Welfare System a conversation with Denise, Priscella and Erica
The Isibindi Model, a conversation with Zeni Thumbadoo
Impact in Child Welfare with Sheldon from Our Voice Our Turn
Four Perspectives on CYC Professionalization: A Panel Discussion
Emancipatory Youth Practice with Dr. Kim Snow
Refugee Children and the Isibindi Model with Monika Sandvik-Nylund
Discussion of Child/Youth Rights with the Ontario Provincial Advocate Irwin Elman
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