Welcome to CYC-Net
CYC-Online
August 2026 (No. 330)
Editorial Comment: Beyond the Checklist:
Reclaiming the Heart of Relational Practice
Martin
Stabrey
Beyond Placement: Practicum as Pedagogy in
Child and Youth Care
Jenny McGrath
Thinking Differently about Residential
Care: What is Normal?
Kiaras Gharabaghi
Platform Two
James Freeman
A Trauma-Informed and Relational Approach
to Complex Trauma in Children and Young People
Harrison
Dax Nash
When Brains Sync: Positively Shaping Child
Development
Michele K. Lewis
About the “Radical” in Radical Youthwork
Hans Skott-Myhre
From Our Archives: The Lost Commandment:
Don’t Try to Give What You Don’t Have
Gerry Fewster
UNITY Conference 2026
Unity is a gathering rooted in shared values, mutual respect, and collective learning. If you are passionate about working with or caring for children and youth, and appreciate the need for relational practice and leadership — whether through research, lived experience, teaching, supervision, management, or direct practice — we invite you to join us in shaping this important conversation.
UNITY 2026 is a safe, relational space where colleagues from around the world can:
- Share emerging research and practice wisdom
- Engage in workshops and interactive learning
- Participate in thoughtful dialogue and discussion
- Build meaningful international connections
- Reflect together on the future of relational leadership.
And It Changed Me Somehow
Relational Child and Youth Care Encounters
Grant Charles and Thom Garfat, editors
You are invited to submit an article for consideration for
publication by CYC-Net Press in a new title, And It Changed
Me Somehow: Relational Child and Youth Care Encounters.
Our relationships with our clients, colleagues, mentors and
managers can be powerful and, on occasion, life changing. The
interactions we have with the people in our professional lives can
be positive or negative. An encounter that ‘changed you
somehow’. An encounter that made you reconsider how you work, or
how you are with young people, or how you engage with your teammates
or, of course, how you think about yourself in this work.
We would like to hear about transformative moments you have had with people in your work life that have had a significant impact on you professionally and/or personally.
We are looking for 500-1000 words, first person stories. No references, just plain language.
It would be submitted by the end of October 2026.
If you
are interested or have any questions please contact the editors
here.
