What is Care?
Care in youth work is one of the most important things to happen within our world today. Care in youth work is defined as so many different things but it all stems from the people who are delivering the care. In Dr. Restler's Article, she works with teachers who have different philosophies and ways that they deliver care to their students. The first teacher that Dr. Restler focuses on is Sarah, who is a queer teacher who is out and completely open with her students. Her care is based on a love of humanity, rather than some kind of maternal instincts. One of the important things that I took away from Sarah's section of the except was when Lynch's work was mentioned. It specifically stated, "The mental work of 'holding the persons (care recipients) and their interests in mind, keeping them present in mental planning and anticipating and prioritizing their needs and interests" This section resonated with me in a lot of ways because this is how I was raised and t...