CYC 605 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Child Prostitution, Videotelephony, Synchronicity

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Child and Youth Care
• Course: CYC 605
• Professor: Leslie Yaffa

Document Summary

Life-space: unified concept with physical, mental, relational and virtual dimensions, centered around the young person"s interactions with life, place, and time. Previously, focus in life-space intervention was on the responsibility of the practitioner to structure the places where young people exit so as to facilitate change. New understanding that cyberspace exists and people are connecting with each other who have never met. Life-space can be described through 4 dimensions: physical. What we see, hear, taste, touch and smell and how those sensations influence the unfolding of our lives. Taste, smell and touch can bring back memories and be associated with important relational moments and emotions. Taking pictures / videos allows to capture physical dimensions of life- space: mental. Thoughts and feelings associated with the physical and relational dimensions. Abstract and re-interpret previous experiences, making the life-space dynamic. Mental dimension can create anxiety out of nothing": relational. Sharing activities, caring about and engaging with the thoughts and feelings of other people.