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Permission to Reproduce Material

Relational Child & Youth Care Practice is published four times annually. All rights reserved. No portion of the contents may be reproduced without permission of the editors. Permission to reproduce material from Relational Child & Youth Care Practice, in whole or in part, for scholarly purposes (but not for republishing by printing or for sale) is automatically granted without permission being secured at the following rates: first 5 copies, no charge; 5 cents (Can) for each copy in excess of five of each page of RCYCP. Remuneration is to be paid to Relational Child & Youth Care Practice stating title and author of the article and number of copies.

Information for Authors

Relational Child & Youth Care Practice welcomes the submission of manuscripts on all aspects of relating to children and young people. While particular attention will be given to material that explores the interpersonal dynamics of professional practice, consideration will also be given to all submissions that assume a relational perspective. This might include topics such as cultural values, ethics, social policy, program design, supervision, education, training etc. Each issue may include: refereed articles that comply with acceptable ‘academic’ standards; submissions contributed by regular and guest columnists; short pieces that describe particular relational experiences and reflections; poetry; artwork and photographs.

Material should be submitted on readable disk in standard word processing format (such as Word or Word Perfect). Formal articles should not exceed 20 pages in length and include an abstract of approximately 100 words. This material should conform to the guidelines set out in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Fifth edition, 2001). References must be included with all article submissions. Author-date citations should be used within the text and a double-spaced reference section should accompany each article. In all submissions, authorship, including brief biographical information, should be included.

Although no article or submission will be rejected purely for stylistic reasons, the editors reserve the right to return any manuscript for additional work. Authors requiring editorial assistance in this regard should indicate their request in a covering letter.

Originality of material is the responsibility of the primary author. Previously published material must be identified as such and will published only where the necessary permission has been granted from the original source.

Peer reviewers

Grant Charles School of Social Work and Family Studies, University of British Columbia
Judy Finlay Office of the Child and Family Service Advocacy, Ontario
Leon Fulcher Learning Zone Coordinator, Kibble Education and Care Centre, Paisley, Scotland
Charyl E. Gerring Affiliate Assistant Professor University of Washington
Francis Hare School of Child and Youth Care, Ryerson University
Andrew Kendrick Glasgow School of Social Work, University of Strathclyde
Mark Krueger Youth Work Learning Center, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Niall McElwee Director of the Center for Child and Youth Care Learning, Athlone Institute of Technology
Frances Ricks Professor Emeritus, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria
Peter Rosenblatt Youth Work Learning Center, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Mark Smith Lecturer in Social Work School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh
Kim Snow School of Child and Youth Care, Ryerson University
Karen VanderVen School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
Jennifer White School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria
James K. Whittaker Charles O. Cressey Endowed Professor in Clinical Social Work with Children and
Families, University of Washington