Child and Youth Care

A focused study of youth sexual, religious, and gender identity construction. Drawing from survey responses and interviews with nearly five hundred participants, they reveal that youth today consider their identities fluid and open to change.

Is about unity. It seeks to create a heart-to-heart practice by bridging Indigenous ways of knowing with Western Child and Youth Care practices, encouraging students to approach their work with a more open understanding of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit worldviews.

Look at what empowering youth means in different socio-political contexts, how mentoring is approached by governments and NGOs, and how these approaches shape mentoring relationships. Explores challenges and possibilities of mentoring approaches to youth welfare and equality, existing youth mentoring programs, and the extent they aid social inclusion.

Explores social inclusion of potentially marginalized individuals from multiple perspectives and gives voice to families and individuals who have sought to obtain an inclusive education when experiencing a disability. Discusses a variety of topics including rights, social inclusion in schools, programs, interventions, agency and voice, and more

An essential key to understanding the legacy of Indian residential and day schools, this memoir offers a firsthand account of the personal and political challenges Raymond Mason confronted. Describes his experiences in Indian day and residential schools in Manitoba and his struggles to find meaning in life after trauma and abuse.

Explores the intersection of sexuality, gender identity, and disability in the lives of young people. Includes artwork, poetry and writing from young disabled LGBT+ people, and centralizes the voices and lives of young disabled LGBT+ people throughout.

Available at: Orillia
Examines the foundational work of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) and the legacy of its 1996 report, assesses the Commission's influence on milestones in Indigenous-Canada relations, and explores avenuesto establish a new relationship, build healthy and powerful communities, engage citizens, and move to action.

Available at: Barrie & Orillia
Looks at how professionals can work with families to overcome challenges; focusing on military families, Indigenous families, and families with complex needs, and discusses the impacts of violence, trauma, and grief. Contains an overview of family diversity in Canada, professional ethics and self-care, and examines family structures, addiction, domestic violence, and more.