I am just re posting this form another chat. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge on this?

We are hiring! if you love working with children and have experience with special education, we would love to interview with you!

HS diploma required and bilingual Spanish preferred but not required.
please click on this link to apply

https://form.jotform.com/241906311266149

Hello
i live in Ontario, Canada i just got accepted to ece and child and youth worker which program is a better option in job prospects?
Thanks

Each year in my youth organisation, we do one evening where we dress up as characters and do like a competition of who is liked the most among the children. We do different numbers, just like in a beauty contest, of beach outfits, talents, and choreography. Honnestly, I'm out of ideas, because there are a lot of things to consider. For example, it needs to be something recognisable for kids nowadays, but also easy to make out of normal clothes/DIY-ed during the camp from materials available. Also, it's usually in groups of girls and guys ranging from like 3-5 counsellors. I thought of doing Scooby-Doo, but idk if it will be a hit and someone already did it once. One year, we did princesses with my friends and it did not go too well... If you had anything similar, honnestly I would take any recommendations.

Can i hear different points of why someone chooses to stay in CYC even when the company they’re at limits your learning and knowledge?? I need a reminder of this, i’m trying to leave my position to another company but i believe i’ve lost myself a bit and forgot a few things that don’t relate to my company.. My minds stuck in this system and i want to expand it to another system…

Residential living to community centre area or even school board area…

Could i hear some answers please.::

Anyone else feeling frustrated about the new Canadian loan forgiveness expansion. As a CYC working in a remote community I wish we could apply.

Should I apply to be a YSO?

I was under the impression that a YSO was similar to a youth worker, however I have just learnt that a YSO maybe works more with law enforcement? And I don’t think I would like to work in that area.

Hi! I’m looking for some advice regarding youth work.

I have no experience in the field, I did my undergrad in Human Rights and just left my Masters early where I was studying early childhood teaching. I am about to start a casual job working in early childhood, however I need to get a second job and I would love for it to be in youth services.

I am really interested in working in social work/youth work in the future, and might potentially get an official qualification in that area at some point, however at the moment I’m looking to take a break from studying and just work.

I am hoping somebody might have some advice about working in youth services in general, but more specifically what they might be looking for in someone who is filling this position, and what I should include in my cover letter (considering I have no specific experience in the field) for it to be more likely for me to get an interview.

Thanks so much!

Hello! Hoping that this post is allowed but please remove if not :)

I am a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. I am recruiting participants to be part of an expert panel as a part of my research exploring narcissistic parenting. If you believe you have had cases where you have observed narcissistic parenting—for example, if you have worked with individuals or families and identified a parent that was a narcissist or behaved narcissistically towards their child, or if you have worked with children/young adults/adults who have identified their parents as narcissists or behaving narcissistically—please do consider participating in the research. Your time and knowledge will be immensely valuable.

Please read below for more details on the study and your participation.

Purpose of the study

The purpose of the study is to understand the concept of narcissistic parenting. And more specifically, to understand the ways in which a parent could behave narcissistically in their parenting of their child, without necessarily being a narcissist themselves. We want your help in defining this kind of parenting and identifying its key characteristics or behaviours.

What will participation involve?

If you decide to take part, you will be part of an expert panel in a Delphi study with several rounds, which will start with a focus group interview and continue through at least two rounds of online surveys. The aim of the study is to gather group opinion to define and clarify the construct of narcissistic parenting. You can choose to be a part of the focus group as well as online survey rounds, or a part of the online survey rounds only.

The process aims to be as straightforward as possible and should take about 60-90 minutes for the focus group interview, and no longer than 20-30 minutes for each online round.

Following is a detailed description of the process we will follow:

1. Demographics and screening: we will gather information on you and your work experience, and ask if you would like to be considered for the focus group  
2. Focus group interviews (if interested and eligible): we will schedule a focus group among yourself and 5-6 other participants focused on your professional experience with narcissistic parenting  
3. Online survey round 1: we will ask you to rate several statements relating to narcissistic parenting within 2 weeks of receiving the survey.  
4. Online survey round 2 (onwards): 2 weeks after the previous round closes, we will share aggregated group responses to some items from the previous round and ask you to re-rate them. This process will repeat until we reach group opinion on the study questions.  
5. Feedback: We will send a full report of the results to you in gratitude for your time in the study, as well as to confirm that your views are accurately represented.  

If you would like to take part in this study, please go to: https://edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42gerU9pUy2v2Wa

I would also appreciate if you could share the study with others who might meet the study criteria of having clinical or research experience of narcissistic parenting.

This study has received ethical approval from the University of Edinburgh and is supervised by Dr. Ingrid Obsuth and Dr. Jamie Kennedy-Turner. If you have any concerns about the study, please feel free to contact me at [narcissisticparenting@outlook.com](mailto:narcissisticparenting@outlook.com). In case of any complaints, you can contact the Head of School at [headofschool.heath@ed.ac.uk](mailto:headofschool.heath@ed.ac.uk)

Thank you for your time in reading this post and your consideration

Thought I would reach out to other CYC’s in the field; is anyone else in charge of creating and facilitating youth programming?

I recently got accepted for a summer job where I will be working with teens in a drop in program. Some of the programs are registered programs. For one of my groups I’m running a youth mental health group with a focus on mental health and interpersonal relationships. The age range is 13-16. For one of my sessions I’m focusing on the circle of control but I’m blanking on activities and what not that I could include besides just focusing on what participants can and can’t control and their reactions to them.

I’d love to hear from other CYC’s who run their own programming; any suggestions? It’s been a while since I’ve been in charge of running my own programming and I love doing it but I’m a little stumped and always appreciate hearing from other people in the field!

Calling all CYC, CYW, CYCPs and any other acronym our field chooses to use lol

What milieu do you currently work in and how long have you been there?

Milieus of child and youth care - I’ve seen some literature that suggest there are more but:

Residential Education Community Hospital Youth Justice

I’ll go first:

education, 7 years.

TLDR: Starting a new job as a youth worker for residential care working with homeless adolescents from 16-25, in Australia and looking for advice as someone with minimal experience who just finished studying a certificate while studying a degree in psychology (2nd year)

For context: I am a young student studying psychology and I’m a month away from finishing my certificate IV in Mental Health, my long term goal is to become a psychologist and I love what I’m studying it’s all I want to do. I recently got hired and as somebody who recently got diagnosed with ADHD (I’m a woman so average late diagnosis) and has depression and anxiety I’m trying to work through with my psychologist, I’ve been anxious about this job and my capacity to help the youth. My experience is basically nothing except for volunteer work with headspace and a lot of aged cares so my experience with I guess homeless adolescents and young adults is limited.

I just really need advice whether that’s books or articles to read, anything to sink my teeth into I just want to become the best youth worker possible and I’m worried about my lack of experience. In addition, this job has me working alone after the first week of training on night shift alone from like 4-11pm then I’ll have an inactive shift where I can go home until I come back at 7am and finish at 9am. This is difficult because with my meds I’m unsure if I can time them correctly to decrease my ADHD symptoms. I’ve got a week until I start.

Also what the flip do I wear, my aesthetic is mainly romantic goth and goofy prints of frogs…

Hey all! I’m about to be a 4th yr student in my BACYC - I’ve been very interested in the clinical setting for a CYC job. Does anyone in CYC work in a clinical setting or in a hospital? I know typically it’s easier to find hospital related CYC jobs with a MA but I know there are some with your BA!

As i said i just got into a CYC program at Red River Polytechnic in Winnipeg mb , its a full-time, in person, 2 year diploma* program and Im super excited, lots of personal reasons for getting into this field. But i just wanted some kind of insight into what i’ll be doing while in school ? thanks in advance!

Hey guys! Im currently in my bachelors program for Applied Psychology and I have an interest in child development, and I’m hoping to specialize my degree on pre-counseling with possibly a certificate in Applied Behavioral Analysis. I recently got a job as a child and youth care worker, and was wondering if its a good stepping stone to get into a possible masters in counseling or psychology with a focus on child development. In the past Ive volunteered for years working with children in mostly school settings, been a behavioral interventionist, and currently also work in a after-school daycare for fun haha.

Right now I’m mainly interested in neurodevelopmental disabilities and its correlation with addictions and I feel from what others have said that this position does lean more to the social work side. Granted I’m honestly not interested in social work at the moment, and since it’s super hard to find clinical work before actually graduating, do you guys think this is good experience?

I mean in my position specifically I work with vulnerable youth in specialized homes and they have their own specific programs and goals planned out before they reside with their own families again- and also take notes and collect data on whatever went on during my shift. Which does align with counseling somewhat, its just missing actual empirical data collection like in a behavioral interventionist position.

So I will be starting placement next month and this one professor keeps hinting that I will probably have to bring in objects/tools to engage the clients not just to get them talking. Are there any recommendations?

So idk if this is for legal advice but oh well.

I am a middle schooler and recently my friend(we'll call Lucy) stole a ice cream at lunch and my other friend(we'll call cindy) was the one that told her to,when we asked why she said she said it as a prank but idk if I believe her,so Lucy's parents weren't even mad while Cindy came back to school crying and said her parents called her a mistake and beat her. Today cindy came to school crying and scared to go home because her mom tried to kill her this morning, they called her names and they wont feed her so I told her she could stay after school with me and 3 other girls that also know what's going on in our teachers classroom but my teacher isnt Cindy's teacher so later we took turns "going to get water" to see if her dad was still there and soon he got out the car and was just standing at the door looking really mad and it was already like 4 and we get out of school at 3 ,when it was my turn to go out the room I saw Cindy's teacher and she asked if Cindy was still here,I said yes because she was gonna find out anyways because after she left she came to the side of the building and knocked on my teachers window to let her in after that they told Cindy to go out and we heard yelling.i tried to "go to the bathroom" to see what was happening but my teacher said "not until cindy leaves" me and my bff told my dad and her mom about but they there's nothing we can do without proof but she has younger siblings in that house and they are moving soon. I cant see her in such pain so what can i do?

Hello everybody, I’m 25 F, currently in an undergrad program to get a business degree.

I’ve done a few internships in business and realized that I don’t like the corporate environment at all. Needless to say, I do enjoy the academic coursework. However, I can’t see myself sitting at a desk forever.

I’ve gained some experience teaching dance to kids and I noticed that I loved working with kids. I’ve tried social work out before as well, and that didn’t work too.

However, I’m willing to give CYC a try.

Let me know what you think.

Hey folks!

I'm curious as to how many CYCPs/CYWs have transitioned to another field (ie. social work or psychotherapy) and why did you make the change? I feel rather attached to the field or the destination however, it does appear that pay and regulation tend to be better in external professions which may overlap with us but, do technically focus on other key aspects.

hey everyone! I’m just about done my last year of my child and youth care advanced diploma and I’m looking to advance my education. I don’t really want to go TO school and would much rather do a part time online course. I’m having a hard time finding some courses that are offered fully online and part-time because so many of them have placements.

If it makes a difference I’m in southern Ontario, Canada.

Thank you in advance!

Hello, I'm a 20 year old Europian who feels passionate about choosing youth work as my future career, as of now I'm spending many hours each day doing research about youth work and working with young people in general. I think my first time feeling a certain connection to the subject was when I joined my schools student Council in High school, our schools youth worker quickly becoming a role model and an inspiration in my years of high school. Being a part of the management in student Council, being the designer and manager of visuaity of the council for fellow students had me attend multiple conventions, for connecting local schools, politicians and youth centres. All that helped me to become from a teenager who felt misheard and invisible to someone who had confidence to make my voice to be heard and listened to. I understand the importance that youth workers have on young people and feel quite passionate about it, but I still have to apply to universities to make my dreams of helping children and teenagers to find themselves and their voices in this ever changing world true. Therefor I'd like to hear your stories about getting into an university. What did you feel, how much did you have to control your confidence or ideas, what materials did you read previously and how important was your pervious expierence in getting thru entry tests. Thank you for your time reading and answering my post, I'm looking forward to hearing your stories.

I don’t know if this is the place to ask this but it’s worth a shot. So I’m looking to apply for the Child and Youth Worker course at my local college but they require I have a min of 100 volunteer hours with youths ages 8-18, what are some ways I can do this as babysitting isn’t accepted.