Rick Kelly

Canada Canada

Owner/Founder at Just Us: A Centre for Restorative Practices

Education

My journey as a Child and Youth Worker has been exactly that. Getting into the field was a somewhat circuitous route. What I have found is that this summarizes my professional life. I find myself often going in circles, but ones that actually lead somewhere. I began my career working with the most at risk youth both at Whitby Psych and CTYS ( on the street). For me there was a telling and meaningful frame that was created by working within the secure walls of an institution and working in a program without walls at all. This taught me much about the role and repertoire required to the work of a CYW. At Whitby you had to program while standing still...like on a dime. Whereas working on ...