Abstract
While social and communication technologies are changing the world at warp speed, little is known about how Child and Youth Care (CYC) practitioners are using these technologies in their work with children, youth, and families. This article reports findings from a qualitative study that explored potential boundary and ethical implications related to the integration of communication technologies by CYC practitioners in their professional relationships with children, youth, and families. The study also sought to examine what form of communication technologies is being used most commonly and the nature of agency policies, standards, and procedures that address the use of this technology by CYC practitioners with clients. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2015.v4n1s2p75
Highlights
In this increasingly technology-driven world, the societal context in which Child and Youth Care (CYC) practitioners work is in a constant state of flux
CYC practitioners’ use of a relational-centred approach to practice (Bellefeuille & Jamieson, 2012) can present additional struggles for practitioners when it comes to defining appropriate professional boundaries
CYC practitioners on a daily basis to communicate with both clients and co-workers are using communication technology
Summary
In this increasingly technology-driven world, the societal context in which Child and Youth Care (CYC) practitioners work is in a constant state of flux. Communication technologies have altered the way we interact professionally with children, youth, and families in our roles as CYC practitioners. While there is no denying that we live in a new world, where social networking, cell phones, emails, texts, blogs, and Twitter, among other forms of technology, have become the dominant form of social communication, important ethical questions about the integration of these technologies into professional CYC practice have not been thoughtfully explored or discussed. The onus is on CYC practitioners to recognize the potential ethical issues related to the use of communication technologies with respect to maintaining appropriate professional boundaries and ethical practice (CYCAA, 2014). In acknowledging the potential risks inked to using communication technologies with clients, it is important to first define the concept of professional boundaries
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