Child and Youth Care faculty members
As faculty we are committed to our own learning and unlearning in doing the work of anti-colonial and anti-racist praxis in child and youth care. We engage in scholarship and teaching to nurture inclusive learning environments and communities of belonging. We teach with culturally relevant pedagogies guided by the First Peoples Principles of Learning that enact our commitments to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action and UN Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
We strive to work with students to interrupt structures and practices that uphold patriarchy, heteronormativity, ablism, classism, racism, colonialism, economic inequality and other forms of oppression and violence. We support students to think through and take action in addressing systemic and structural inequities in our complex and changing world through collaborative, applied relational praxis with children, youth and communities.
Yvonne Gomez, BA, BSW, MSW, Co-Coordinator, Faculty Email: gomezy@douglascollege.ca Office: C1070 Education: BA (Women's Studies), BSW, York University, MSW, University of Victoria Areas of Instruction: Child and Youth Development, Working with Families, Abuse and Recovery, Activity Planning CYC Practice Expertise: CYC Practicum, Work-Integrated Learning, Child Welfare and Kinship Practice, Community Development, and Critical Thinking | 
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Tiffany Sosnowski, MSW, RSW Email: sosnowskit@douglascollege.ca Office: C1038 Education: Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Masters of Social Work (MSW), University of British Columbia Areas of Instruction: Substance Use and Mental Health for Adolescents, Advanced CYC Skills and CYC Practicum CYC Practice Expertise: Adolescent Substance Use and Mental Health, Healthcare Systems, Program Development, Community Development, CYC Practicum Education | 
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Elizabeth Barbeau, Ph.D. Email: barbeaue@douglascollege.ca Office: C1022 Education: B.Ed. McGill University, M.A. Concordia University, Ph.D. University of British Columbia. Areas of Instruction: Lifespan Development, Counselling Theory, Family Violence, Leadership and Non-profit Management, CYC Practicum. CYC Practice Experience: Community Development; Non-profit Management; Licensing and Accreditation, Policy Development, Program Development and Evaluation. | |
Jacky Barreiro, MA, MBA, PhD Email: barreiroj@douglascollege.ca Office: C1036 Education: BA University of Loja, MA University of Delaware, PhD Simon Fraser University Areas of Instruction: Developmental Theories, Research Methods, Family Change and Development, International and Community Development, CYC Practicum CYC Practice Expertise: Diversity in Education, Anti-Oppressive and Relational Practices, International Education, Post-qualitative and Relational Methodologies | 
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Robert Bates, MA Email: batesr@douglascollege.ca Office: C1042 Education: Dip (CYC) 51Ç鱨վ, BA (CYC) University of the Fraser Valley, MA (CYC) University of Victoria Areas of Instruction: History and Substance of Professional Child & Youth Care, Legislation & Policies, Child Protection, Family Violence & Abuse, CYC Practicum CYC Practice Expertise: Child & Youth Care Professionalization, Life Space Crisis Intervention, Child & Family Agency Accreditation, Child & Youth Care in Child Protection | 
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Justin Chan, MEd, RCC Email: chanj38@douglascollege.ca Office: C1034 Education: BA (Psychology), MEd (Counselling Psychology), Simon Fraser University Areas of Instruction: CYC Practicum, Theories of Change, Relationship Practice Skills, Activities and Groups in CYC CYC Practice Expertise/Interests: Relationship and Counselling Psychology, Reflective Practice, and the Uses and Effects of Technology | 
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Carys Cragg, Ed., RCC, CYC-P Email: craggc@douglascollege.ca Office: C1067 Education: BA (CYC), MA (CYC), University of Victoria, EdD Western University Areas of Instruction: CYC Practicum, CYC Foundations, Applied Child & Youth Development CYC Practice Expertise: CYC Practicum, Work-Integrated Learning, Reflective Practice, Program Development/Quality Assurance, Professional, Academic, and Creative Writing | 
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Kristy Dellebuur O'Connor, PhD Email: dellebuurk@douglascollege.ca Office: C1068 Education: BA (CYC), MA (CYC), University of Victoria, PhD Simon Fraser University Areas of Instruction: Change Theory, Systems Theory, Applied Development, CYC Practicum CYC Practice Expertise: CYC Praxis, Anti-Racist & De/colonizing Teaching & Learning, Relationality, Adolescent Well-Being | 
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Jen Donovan, MA Email: jdonova3@douglascollege.ca Office: C1041 Education: BA, Child and Youth Care, 51Ç鱨վ; MA, Leadership, Royal Roads University Areas of Instruction: Lifespan Development, Counselling Theory, Mental Health, Groups, CYC Practicum CYC Practice Expertise: Mental Health and Addictions, Healthcare Leadership, Policy and Program Development/Evaluation, Reflective Practice, and Knowledge Translation | |
K. Larisa Hanssen, MA, GDBA Co-Coordinator Youth Justice Program, Faculty Email: hanssenk@douglascollege.ca Office: C1038 Education: BA (Psychology & Anthropology) University of Victoria, MA (CYS), Mount Saint Vincent University Areas of Instruction: Relationship Building, International Perspectives in CYC, Applied Child & Youth Development, Group Facilitation/Leadership CYC Practice Expertise: Transitions from Government Care, Youth Homelessness, Youth Mental Health, Program Development and Evaluation, Reflective Practice | 
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Cheryl Inkster, MA, PhD Co-Coordinator, Faculty Email: cheryl.inkster@douglascollege.ca Office: C1070 Education: Diploma (Youth Justice) & BA (Child and Youth Care), 51Ç鱨վ, MA (Counselling Psychology), Simon Fraser University, PhD (Counselling Psychology), University of British Columbia Areas of Instruction: Counselling and Relationship Building Skills, Indigenous Perspectives and Experiences, Activity Planning, and CYC Practicum CYC Practice Expertise: Child and Youth Mental Health, Counselling, Indigenous Children's Health and Wellness, Youth Justice | 
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Jason Lam, MSW, RSW Email: lamj25@douglascollege.ca Office: C1035 Education: BCOM (Marketing) University of Alberta, MSW and MSc (Mental Health), University of Michigan Areas of Instruction: Counselling and Relationship Practice Skills, Child & Youth Development, CYC Practicum, Social Research Methods CYC Practice Expertise: Children and Youth Mental Health, Child Welfare, E-Mental Health, Social Entrepreneurship | 
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Tommy Spence, MSW, BSW, RSW Email: spencet3@douglascollege.ca Office:C1030 Education: BSW & MSW (University of British Columbia) Areas of Instruction: Counselling and Relationship Building, Working with Families, Substance Use and Mental Health for Adolescents, Group Work, and CYC Practicum CYC Practice Expertise: Adolescent Substance Use and Mental Health, Counselling, Reflective Practice, and Family Systems | |
Emily Taylor, BA, MEd Email: taylore9@douglascollege.ca Office: C1035 Education: BA (Double Minors in Sociology & Political Science) SFU, MEd (Indigenous Education and Leadership) UBC Areas of Instruction: Indigenous Pathways: Intro to Indigenous Child, Youth and Family Practice, Indigenous Experiences & Perspectives, First Nations Policies and Legislation, Working in Communities CYC Practice Expertise: Indigenous Knowledge and Pedagogy, Indigenizing Curriculum and CYC Practice, culturally safe, culturally relevant and responsive educational spaces | 
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Jessica Williams, MSW, RSW Co-Coordinator, Faculty Email: williamsj13@douglascollege.ca Office: C1035 Education: BA (Criminology), Simon Fraser University, MSW, University of British Columbia Areas of Instruction: Mental Health in Childhood and Adolescence, CYC Practice in Child Protection, Counselling Skills, Advanced CYC Skills and Developmental Theory CYC Practice Expertise: Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Counselling, Child Protection, and Family Systems | 
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