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Our Discussion Groups

CYC-Net runs two discussion groups for those working with Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Care settings. One group runs on Facebook and the other is email-based. The groups run independently of each other, and you may join either or both groups. There is no automatic cross-posting between groups.

Discussion group members are welcome to ask questions or provide information about any aspect of our work with Children and Youth, for example ...

What is meant by ... ?

What could I do when ... ?

Where can I learn more about ... ?

Joining

FACEBOOK GROUP: Go Here

You will be able to post messages only after your request to join the group has been approved by the group managers.

EMAIL GROUP: Go Here --> "Ask to Join Group"

Important

You can join the group using your email address (it doesn't need to be a Gmail email address). However, you’ll need a Google Account linked to your email address. In other words, if you don’t have a Gmail address, you can still join our group by associating your email address with your Google Account.
After sending a request to join the group, you’ll then wait for approval via email. You will not be able to post or respond to messages until your membership has been approved.
Email updates: When joining, you can choose how you want to receive group messages:
Every email (all posts)
Digest (summaries)
Abridged (combined messages)
No email (read only on the group page).
Privacy: By default, other members may see your Google profile. During sign-up you can uncheck this option and select a any name of your choice.

Posting Messages

Once your joining request has been approved, you are free to post. Remember, you will not be able to post until your membership has been approved.

Not all posts will be disseminated on the discussion groups. Our moderating team assesses each post (see Messaging Guidelines on why posts might be rejected).

FACEBOOK GROUP

Group site - Go Here
Group posts cannot be shared.
Only group members may view (and/or respond) to posts.
You may post anonymously.
All posts and responses are listed on the Facebook group only.

EMAIL GROUP

You can post new messages to our group in two ways:

The most common is via email to cycnet@googlegroups.com (after your group membership is approved [See Joining a Group] ).
Through the Google Groups website at https://groups.google.com/g/cycnet (after your group membership is approved [See Joining a Group] ). Click "New Conversation" or "Start a Discussion". Type your message and send.

Replying to Messages:

From your email inbox, click Reply to All to send your reply to all group members.
From your email inbox, click Reply to send your reply to only the original poster (OP).
From the web interface, click Reply All or Reply to Author in the thread.
Only group members may view (and/or respond) to posts.

Messaging Guidelines

Message Length
Try to keep messages as short and to the point as possible. Long, unwieldy messages tend to lose the interest of the reader.

Moderating

When a group member is not being helped by the discussion around a question, a moderator may close or redirect a discussion.
Rejecting posts that don't adhere to group posting rules.
Rejecting posts that don't adhere to the ethics of our field.
Rejecting posts containing any incriminating, discriminatory, or legally contentious information.

Direct Messaging from Group Administrators
Our group moderators may, from time to time, send a direct message to someone who has posted on the group, bypassing other group members.

General

Only messages directly relevant to working with Children and Youth in Out-of-Home settings will be accepted.
Messages requiring payment for services will be rejected unless posted by a supporting organisation (See here).
No unsolicited commercial advertising or self-promotion will be accepted.
Links to external web sites which may contain relevant information within posts might from time to time be posted inside discussions. This will be at the discretion of the group moderators. In these cases, CYC-Net does not endorse the views or content of any external site.
Probably the dominant language used in our groups will be English, but as CYC-Net is a world-wide network, please be aware of and sensitive to such things as time zones, spelling differences, cultural differences and sensitivities, local customs etc.

Past Discussions

The CYC-Net Discussion has been active for nearly 30 years. Selected threads from past Child and Youth Care discussion group posts can be found here.