Child and Youth Care Interviewing and Counselling

Patricia Kostouros is a psychologist and Full Professor in the Department of Child Studies and Social Work at Mount Royal University. Prior to her career in academia, she worked in a number of child and youth care settings as a frontline practitioner and administrator.Jill Thompson has spent time in the CYC field in a variety of settings and eventually completed her graduate studies in counselling psychology. Jill is a registered psychologist with a small private practice focusing on topics related to sexuality and gender and has provided workshops and presented widely on these topics. Jill is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Child Studies and Social Work at Mount Royal University.

• Chapter 1: Before We Begin I. Importance of Land Acknowledgement II. Stories of Child and Youth Care III. Situating Ourselves IV. Trauma-informed PracticeChapter 2: Framing the Work I. Conceptual Framework: Being, Interpreting, Doing II. Being III. Interpreting IV. Doing V. Ethics and Policies VI. A Decision Making Model VII. Legal Considerations VIII. Being in a Therapeutic Relationship IX. Interpreting the Relationship X. DomainsChapter 3: Nurturing Wellness I. Wellness II. Self-care and Self-soothingChapter 4: Skills I. General Overview II. Basic Skill Described III. Advanced Skills Described IV. Examining Context V. The Change Process VI. ApplicationChapter 5: Contextualizing for the Other 23 Hours I. Contextualizing the 25 CharacteristicsChapter 6: Practice with Theories I. Counselling theories for Child and Youth Care Practice II. Early Renditions of Counselling III. Behaviour Therapy IV. More than Behaviours V. Understanding Dialectical Behaviour Therapy VI. Person Focused VII. Existential VIII. Motivational Interviewing IX. Transtheoretical Model X. Solution Focused Brief Therapy XI. Strengths-based XII. Narrative XIII. Experiential, Play, and Expressive Arts XIV. Feminist and Queer Affirming Approaches XV. NeurodevelopmentWrapping UpAppendix: I. Skills Chart II. Unhelpful Thinking StylesReferencesAuthors' Bios