Episodes

Wednesday Jan 11, 2017
Perspective of the Israel and Palestine conflict
Wednesday Jan 11, 2017
Wednesday Jan 11, 2017

Wednesday Dec 28, 2016
An Interview with Thom Garfat - Part 2
Wednesday Dec 28, 2016
Wednesday Dec 28, 2016

Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
Your Right To Speak: 2016 Year In Review
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016
Wednesday Dec 14, 2016

Wednesday Nov 30, 2016
An Interview with Thom Garfat: Part 1
Wednesday Nov 30, 2016
Wednesday Nov 30, 2016

Wednesday Nov 09, 2016
Sexual Abuse: Peer Support at The Gatehouse
Wednesday Nov 09, 2016
Wednesday Nov 09, 2016
On this episode of Your Right to Speak, Salvatore and Jenn continue on the topic of sexual abuse. The guest Stewart is a volunteer at an agency called The Gatehouse. Stewart talks about his experience as being sexual abuse as a child and the peer support program that is offered at The Gatehouse that are free. The focus is that people are coming into The Gatehouse to heal. There is talk about the unique atmosphere create in The Gatehouse. For example how a child and adult is given a teddy bear when they come into The Gatehouse. There is also talk how there needs to be more services for man who are sexually abused. Stewart talks about the stigma of how people who are sexually abuse are often thought of as being sexual offenders.
If you are a child or youth that would like to be on the show or if you have a topic that you think we should talk about please email Salvatore at yourrighttospeak@gmail.com
To hear Stewart radio show please go to:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/personaltransformation
The Gatehouse website: http://thegatehouse.org/
The Gatehouse Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGatehouseChildAbuseInvestigationSupportSite/?__mref=message_bubble
The Gatehouse Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/TheGatehouseChildAbuseInvestigationSupportSite/?__mref=message_bubble

Wednesday Oct 26, 2016
Institutional Care in Kenya, a Personal Perspective from Stephen Ucembe
Wednesday Oct 26, 2016
Wednesday Oct 26, 2016

Wednesday Oct 12, 2016
Sexual Abuse Seen as an Individual
Wednesday Oct 12, 2016
Wednesday Oct 12, 2016
On this episode of Your Right to Speak, Salvatore and Jenn speak with Carleen as they continue on the topic of Sexual Abuse. Carleen talks about how there is not a one-fits-all therapy for sexual abuse and how the therapy needs to meet where the individual is at mentally and emotionally. Carleen makes it a point to say that labels such as survivor or victim are often charge but she found in her experiences people who are sexually abuse want to be seen as an individual. Carleen talks about how some people who are sexually abused may have a positive reaction to their body however it was not wanted and it creates a scene of guilt, shame and how to address this in therapy.
If you are a child or youth that would like to be on the show or if you have a topic that you think we should talk about please email Salvatore at yourrighttospeak@gmail.com

Wednesday Sep 28, 2016
Do We Really Want Compliance? A conversation with Dr. Lorraine Fox
Wednesday Sep 28, 2016
Wednesday Sep 28, 2016
Inspired by a recent email discussion on CYC-Net.org, Dr. Lorraine Fox talks about The Catastrophe of Compliance and why it is imperative to teach young people discernment. She draws upon trauma informed care to look at point and level systems, individualized work, and the benefits of a “medical model” approach when working with children and youth.

Wednesday Sep 14, 2016
Sexual Abuse: A Discussion with Cheyanne Ratnam
Wednesday Sep 14, 2016
Wednesday Sep 14, 2016
On this episode, we talk with Cheyanne about sexual abuse. Cheyanne talks about her unfortunate experiences as a sexual abuse survivor, as well as why it is taboo to talk about sexual abuse and the connection to culture. There is discussion on how to recover as a survivor or victim and the importance of an individual to label themselves. Cheyanne stresses the importance of using a cultural humility perceptive.
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Wednesday Aug 31, 2016
A Last Resort Profession – Resisting the Trend. A presentation by Kiaras Gharabaghi
Wednesday Aug 31, 2016
Wednesday Aug 31, 2016
This week is a recording of the closing key note talk from the 2016 Canadian National Child and Youth Care conference, which took place in Halifax. In May of this year there was a report released called Because Young People Matter: Report of the Residential Services Review Panel. It is well worth reading, you can find a link to it here.
Kiaras Gharabaghi is one of the three authors and in this talk he shares some of his learning and reflections from the report. The presentation is one hour long. Here is the description of his closing keynote:
“How is it that once the evidence has failed, the treatment is a bust, and the systems scratch their heads we look to CYCs to take over? Over the past ten years, professional structures, policy moves and institutional responses to young people facing adversity have prioritized rhetorical movements over relational practices. From family-based care to evidence-based treatment approaches, anything but child and youth care practice has de facto carried the day, until the system’s failures become sufficiently apparent that there is only one move left; the move of last resort – the move into places where child and youth care practitioners are asked to work miracles, but expected to accomplish little. The time to resist this trend is now. Gharabaghi argues that unless we elevate our approaches to stand as alternatives to the current rhetorical front runners, our profession will become known as the profession of last resort. Much is at stake.”