Child and Youth Care Worker

      F- Child and youth care workers spend their time with child and young adults on their own time. They watch as they go through life's learning and lessons, their ups and downs.

I- What makes a Child and Youth care workers different from say counselors or Children Services Workers?

A Child and Youth care worker deals with things that happen at those times anywhere anytime.

Other child services work on schedules in their own environment that they have set up for their work.  

V- I believe that Child and Youth care workers would be a better way to help troubled teens and children because its within the environment of the clients. They feel more comfortable and relaxed to talk about the issues at hand. There is a book about a man who was a child and youth care worker dealing with unsettling issues and other issues called “The Child Upstairs” Joey’s Story

E- I remember as a child I had a lot of issues around the age of 11/12 because my father was diagnosed with MS(Multiple Sclerosis). I started to act out, started smoking cigarettes and weed, would try to stay out later than I was able to, and didn't like talking to my parents about anything anymore. My father and I were very close before he was diagnosed. And did so many things. Shortly after he was diagnosed my life fell apart because we weren't able to do the things we used to together. He was becoming mean and giving up on himself. It took a lot outta me and I rebelled for a long time afterwards. So they brought in a Child and youth care worker from REACH and she helped me to cope with everything that was happening and it helped to an extent. She took me to Tim Hortons or for lunch or for a walk and got ice cream or feed the ducks etc….