Melanie Zuzarte Receives Child and Youth Care Practitioner Excellence Award

Tags: Vol. 4, December 2023, Issue 1

Congratulations to Melanie Zuzarte, who received a Child and Youth Care Practioner Excellence Award from the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care. Melanie Zuzarte, M.A., RSW, is a Registered Social Worker and an Instructor with the Faculty of Social & Community Services. She is also a researcher who focuses on the provision of antioppressive mental health support for post-secondary students. Melanie’s research project entitled, “Incorporating Praxis into Child and Youth Care Post-Secondary Education” for Humber College will be published in 2024. As part of the research process, Melanie gathered data from Humber College’s Child and Youth Care (CYC) students and illustrated, using a humanistic lens, to Child and Youth Care Educators, how students would like to experience elements of care in the classroom.