A Child and Youth Care Approach to Working with Families

Second Edition

Jenny McGrath, Kelly Shaw and Thom Garfat are in the process of creating a new edition of A Child and Youth Care Approach to Working with Families, first published in 2015 by The CYC-Net Press and edited by Leon Fulcher and Thom Garfat.

We are interested in including new areas and new authors and are seeking chapters that are up to 4000 words (excluding references) combining Child and Youth Care practice with the theories that inform it and are available to support hesitant and / or first-time writers.

The intended audiences for this book are pre-service Child and Youth Care students at diploma and degree level, practitioners new to working in a family context, and programs building their capacity to work with families.

Areas of interest for additional chapters include:

Assessment – authority, method
Carers – identity, transitions, child-led, kinship
Context – setting, meaning
Diversity – worldviews, family composition, approach
Ethics – boundaries, reflection
Family voice – advocacy, consent
Relational practice – experiential, group
Safety – environment, entry
Self-awareness – experience, space-between
Service type – mandatory, power dynamics

If you are interested in contributing to the second edition of this book, please complete this short form by May 15, 2025. Thank you.