CYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Tokenism, Group Dynamics, Psychoeducation
9 Sep 2016
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Act or become involved, offer your care and attention with an explicit intent to improve the situations and alter or change the young person"s development or the circumstances that surround them. Also use the words counselling, treatment, therapy, engagement, support and caring. Practitioner"s ability to integrate current theory with the skill, expertise, reflexivity and self-awareness that are essential for developing, implementing and evaluating effective intervention programs for young people. Interventions require relationships with young people and families, enacted within the systematic context of both practitioner and client. 3 essential aspects: spontaneity, planning and evaluation of outcomes. Occurs through influence of the practitioner"s context. Influenced by the youth"s context including gender and specific milieu that he or she is in at the moment. Rhythmicity: critical in spontaneous interventions within the life-space. Timing the moment of intervention is important so that the intervention is received by the young person. Primary method of intervention in child and youth care practice.
