CYC Podcast

CYC Podcast

By Wolfgang VachonSociety & Culture
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CYC Podcast episodes

  • Online CYC Education, a conversation with Graham McPheat

    Today we look at the increasing number of post-secondary programs being delivered online and ask what the impacts on CYC education might be, can there be relational teaching online, what factors are driving these shifts, and what might be the benefits of such moves. To answer these questions, we’ve invited Graham McPheat,

    Graham McPheat is the head of Learning and Teaching in the School of Social Work & Social Policy at the university of Strathclyde in Scotland. He teaches in the Masters of Science in Child and Youth Care Studies (https://www.strath.ac.uk/courses/postgraduatetaught/childandyouthcarestudies/), a program taught through Distance Learning, aimed at child and youth care practitioners from around the world.

    37 min
  • The Importance of Child and Youth Care Work

    On this episode of Your Right to Speak Salvatore talks with his colleague Alyssa Chermaz on the values of the child and youth care (CYC). Alyssa starts the conversation by discussing the difference between the field of social work and CYC. She explains that in child and youth care there is a more of a focus on building relationships compared to social work, which tends to be more clinical. Alyssa also addresses the misguided notation that people working in child and youth cares are glorified babysitters and the importance of explaining the work the child and youth care workers do.  Alyssa then explains the important skills she feels that child and youth workers should have and reveals the most important lesson she has learned so far in her career. 

    36 min
  • From life, to art, to practice, a conversation with James Graham
    In the spring of 2018 a new podcast called Transitioning Home was released. It’s an audio drama created by a group of young queer, trans, racialized, and straight folks who have lived in the Toronto shelter system. Or didn’t, because staying away seemed safer. Following from last week’s podcast, this episode is an interview with James Graham, another of the creators of the project. In the conversation he talks about making art out of life experiences, what practitioners can learn, and the ethics of representation.
     
    James talks about an online comic he makes called Bad Bad Things, it can be found at:
    http://www.badbadthingscomic.com/
     
    You can listen to Transitioning Home at:
    www.Transhome.org
    http://transitioninghomepodcast.podbean.com/
    www.facebook.com/transitioninghomepodcast/
    28 min
  • Young, Trans, and Racialized, Turning Life Into Art, a conversation with Jordan Hightower

    Over the months of April and May, a new podcast called Transitioning Home was released. It’s an audio drama created by a group of young queer, trans, racialized, and straight folks who have lived in the Toronto shelter system. Or didn’t, because staying away seemed safer. This episode is an interview with Jordan Hightower one of the creators of the project. In the conversation he talks about the project, making art out of difficult personal experiences, and we need to listen – even when it’s hard.

    You can listen to Transitioning Home at:

    www.Transhome.org

    http://transitioninghomepodcast.podbean.com/

    www.facebook.com/transitioninghomepodcast/

    20 min
  • Believing In Youth: For Youth Initiative
    On this episode of Your Right To Speak. We talk with Carolyn Acker who is the found of Pathways to Education and is the current interim E.D at For Youth Initiative. Carolyn explains the servicers tat For Youth Initiative (FYI) offers youth and the importance of supporting marginalized youth living in low-income neighborhoods relating to educational attainment. She also explains that For Youth Initiative works with a board age group of youth (15-29) and because they are able to work with youth throughout their time as youth and assist them into adulthood. Carolyn makes it a point to explain that it is important for people working with youth to support youth in accomplishing their dreams and helping marginalized youth who do not believe they are good enough or smart to see beyond that. For Youth Initiative website:http://www.foryouth.ca/    
    Let's raise awareness together!
    29 min
  • Gender-Based Violence, a Conversation with Veronique Church-Duplessis of White Ribbon, pt.2

    This episode is part two of the conversation we started last week with Veronique Church-Duplessis of White Ribbon. To see the full interview description, visit the write up for the April 25, 2018 episode.

     

    To find out more about White Ribbon visit:

    Whiteribbon.ca

    Itstartswithyou.ca - male role models resources

    Draw the Line  SVP for schools - dtl.whiteribbon.ca

     

    Or email:

    36 min
  • Gender-Based Violence, a Conversation with Veronique Church-Duplessis of White Ribbon, pt.1

    In March, we had a conversation about gender-based violence and sexually predatory behaviour, particularly in the music industry. After we posted the episode, we received a lot of very thoughtful, helpful, and critically insightful feedback. As a result of the interview and the responses, we made a commitment to have more conversations about gender-based violence and ways of responding to violence. This episode is part-one of a two-part interview with Veronique Church-Duplessis from White Ribbon. “White Ribbon is the world’s largest movement of men and boys working to end violence against women and girls, promote gender equity, healthy relationships and a new vision of masculinity” (taken from their website).

     

    Given the response from the listeners to our last episode. We have decided to post part-two of this conversation next week (May 2) rather than waiting a full month.

     

    Thank you to everyone who took the time to listen and reach out to us after the last episode. To see our initial response to comments we received, please visit our Facebook page facebook.com/CYCpodcast

     

    To find out more about White Ribbon visit:

    Whiteribbon.ca

    Itstartswithyou.ca - male role models resources

    Draw the Line  SVP for schools - dtl.whiteribbon.ca

    Or email:

    31 min
  • Unrealistic Expectations in Post-Secondary: Impact on Mental Health

    On this episode of Your Right to Speak, I talk with Melanie who is a Masters of Social Work student at York University. Melanie has been focusing her research on mental health in post-secondary education. The conversation starts off with Melanie explaining why it is essential to have a discussion on the topic of mental health in post-secondary settings. The conversation then turns to what Melanie has found in her research and some of the gaps in services offered in the post-secondary environment to assist youth, relating to mental health.   

    Let's raise awareness together!

    30 min
  • Responding to Sexual Predation in the Music Industry, a conversation with Mike Yorke
    This episode is a discussion about sexual predators, sexual harassment, sexual abuse in the music industry and ways to respond. Mike Yorke, the editor of CYC Podcast and a working musician talks to Wolfgang about what he has seen in the music industry and his attempts to address it, on a personal level. This episode is a conversation with two men endeavoring to take responsibility for, and find ways to address, sexual violence and misogyny. Towards the end of the episode we consider ways to talk with young men entering into the music industry.
    44 min
  • The Problem is Not The Problem- It's The Way You View the Problem That's The Problem
    On this episode of Your Right to Speak, I talk with Michel McKenzie. Who is a motivational speaker and author of the book The CORE 7: Building and Mastering Your Best You. I have been working closely with Michel on a program he has developed called POWER. The POWER program is meant to motivate marginalized youth and teach them goal-setting skills.  Michel talks about why it is important for youth living in low income neighbourhoods and how to look beyond the challenges that are in front of them. Michel explains some of the gaps in low income neighbourhoods and what he has experienced living within one himself. Please see below for the link to Michel’s book. Let’s raise awareness together!
    Link: https://www.amazon.ca/CORE7-Building-Mastering-Your-Best/dp/0994927320
    31 min

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Discussions about Child and Youth Care with, and for, young people, parents and professionals.