Framing A New and Expanded Vision For the Future Of Child And Youth Care Work:

Authors

  • Ted Dunlop Faculty of Health, Arts and Social Sciences, Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand

Keywords:

interdisciplinary, international, core of practice, field of prac­tice, profession, indigenous perspectives, child and youth care education

Abstract

In this article, presented at the 7th International Child and Youth Care Conference in Victoria, British Columbia in August, 2003, the author puts forward his case for a much more inclusive and expanded def­inition of the nature of child and youth care work. The significance of the quest for recognition as a profession is downplayed. Instead, the author argues for a more fluid paradigm that accommodates the diversity of approaches to the field across jurisdictions and recognizes clear trends toward seamless service, client empowerment, trans-disciplinary practice, and respect for indigenous ways of being. The glaring example of work with indigenous communities is used to drive home this last point. For all this to happen, it is proposed that a global code of ethics and framework of prac­tice be articulated in order to bind the field together and unite those legions of workers around the world who recognize the primacy of children, youth, and families at the very core of their practice.

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Published

2004-03-01

How to Cite

Dunlop, T. . (2004). Framing A New and Expanded Vision For the Future Of Child And Youth Care Work:. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 19, 254–267. Retrieved from http://acycpjournal.pitt.edu/ojs/jcycw/article/view/392

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