Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction xv
5. Acronyms xxiii
6. Teaching and Theorizing Child and Youth Care
7. Articulating a Child and Youth Care Philosophy 3
8. Rethinking Developmental Theories in Child and Youth Care 19
9. Re-Stor(y)ing Professional Ethics in Child and Youth Care 33
10. Critically Interrogating Gender in Child and Youth Care
11. Doing “Sissy” and “Tomboy” 55
12. Bottom of the Food Chain 70
13. Father Involvement Initiatives 95
14. Expanding Perspectives in Child and Youth Care Practice
15. Northern Canadian Practice as a Site for Exploration of Child and Youth Care Identities 121
16. Considering Street Outreach to Youth 139
17. Contextualizing Care 158
18. Policy Discourses in Child and Youth Care
19. Constructing and Regulating the Young Offender 179
20. Once upon a Time There Was a Ready Child 199
21. Afterword 219
22. Contributors 221
23. Index 226