CYC 405 Notes

Week 1: The Three Pillars Ecological Framework: - Ecological theory pioneered by Urie Bronfenbrenner - The ecological perspective frames CYC practice across North America and Europe - CYC practice has used various models such as: - The umbrella model - Cube model - Onion model - Web model - Cube Model: - Extension of the umbrella model - Three-dimensional interaction between practice settings, age and development of the target population, and core generic practice functions - Web model: - Jennifer White (2007) - Moves away from ecological systems - Involves community, political, institutional social culture, interpersonal and organizational influences - Umbrella model: - Developed in 1993 - Focuses on a broad scope of CYC practice, various settings and levels of training and education programs that are available to prepare practitioners to work in the field - Onion model: - Similar to an ecological system - Onion layers (each layer represents various systems within) Trauma Informed Care - An approach to practice that recognizes and responds to the impact of trauma on individuals' lives - Emotional and psychological trauma - Involves a threat to one's physical and emotional well being The 3 E’s: - Event(s) - abuse, violence, accidents, global pandemic - Experience - one or a series of events, set of circumstances, can be acute - Effects - fight, flight, freeze, hypervigilant, scanning, nightmares - All are connected ^ The Three Pillars: - One critical aspect of the therapeutic approach to healing from trauma: - Creating trauma-free environments - Safety - do they feel safe, calm and protected - Connections - relational

- Managing emotions - bring down the heightened state Week 2: - Post-traumatic stress disorders - Re-experiencing (nightmares, flashbacks) - Cue- triggered - Hyper-arousal and hyper-vigilance (always alert) - Developmental impacts (brain development, stress responses, limits on normals development patterns) - Emotional dysregulation - Relational practice - Being Love - Being in relationship - “The relationship is an intervention” ON TEST - Hanging out - CYCP time is spent doing simple things with people - May seem like nothing is happening - A walk through the park, getting tea, and chatting may seem like doing nothing when in fact these may be the most important activities - During these activities of “hanging out,” one is investing the building relationships of trust, safety, connectedness, and professional intimacy - Hanging in - CYCP does not give up when “times are tough” - Hangs in and works things through, demonstrating commitment and caring for the child - Participating with others as they live their lives - Being and participating with people in everyday moments of their lives - Show involvement in their life - Working in the now - Working on what's happening in the moment with the youth - Opportunity to enhance “recognize and respond to behaviours as they are occurring” - Counselling on the go - No, meet at a scheduled time and place - Happens through fragmented but connected interactions - Flexibility and individuality - Each youth needs different things and adapts differently - Different approaches Week 3: Questions: What are the different layers of ecological systems theory? The Chrono system involves which aspects? Person life stage and sociohistorical When Sylvie's mother goes to the doctor's office…?

- The process of making sense out of experience Himas use of the foam letter…? - All of the above When cyc work within the youth space…? - All of the above