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Among child care policymakers, government officials, and providers alike, there is growing interest in mitigating the impacts of adversity and trauma in children’s early years. While emerging literature examines the prevalence and impacts of traumatic events on the lives of children and families, a focus on trauma-informed approaches within the early learning and child care sector remains nascent. This scoping review examines the current state of knowledge in peer-reviewed and grey literature on trauma-informed approaches in the early learning and child care sector in Canada. Critical analysis of the findings highlights a concerning gap in the empirical evidence on trauma-informed approaches, obscure and individualistic understandings of trauma, and considerable variance in how trauma-informed approaches are implemented. We call for explicit shifts toward understanding trauma as inclusive of interpersonal and structural forms of trauma and violence and a broader scope of “trauma- and violence-informed child care” (TVICC).

Keywords: early childhood education, trauma- and violence-informed care, cultural safety, structural violence, adverse childhood experiences, decolonial analysis

Criminal recidivism among adolescents who have a history of sexual offending (ASO) represents a contentious subject. Recent studies suggest that their rates of sexual recidivism are in decline, which contrasts with the perception of the public, policymakers, and professionals in terms of the risk this population present. This raises questions regarding the response from the juvenile justice system, which tends to rely on the assumption that all ASO are at risk to become adult sexual offenders. The current study consists of a meta-analysis aiming at determining rates of general and sexual recidivism of ASO while using data from international studies between 1940 and 2019 (k = 158). Results show that the risk of general recidivism has been declining in recent years, whereas the risk of sexual recidivism has remained low since the onset of this line of research. These observations suggest that using community protection strategies developed for adults to intervene with ASO is not appropriate. Not only sexual recidivism among ASO represents a rare phenomenon, these strategies are also not adapted to meet the general criminogenic needs of this population of adolescents.

Keywords: adolescence, adolescence, meta-analysis, recherche longitudinale, méta-analyse, longitudinal research, délinquance sexuelle, recidivism, récidive, sexual offending

The objective of this article is to explore how and in what ways professionals and organizational managers can be endowed with forward-thinking capacity for self-development. The aim is to support them in identifying and developing their competencies to proactively guide their career trajectories, in response to the challenges posed by the complexity and uncertainty of today’s professional world. To this end, the authors rely on a qualitative, exploratory study conducted with 56 participants from three distinct cohorts of an executive MBA programme. These participants experimented with the Vortex framework, a tool designed to clarify complex situations based on a non-linear approach to decision-making and strategic intent. Their reflective comments were analyzed using textual content analysis software. The results and analysis of the corpus suggest three potential contributions. Firstly, the foresight posture supported by the Vortex framework appears to foster the emergence of critical reflexivity, encouraging managers to systematically re-examine their beliefs and choices from a systemic perspective. Secondly, through this framework, it may help clarify professional ambitions and strengthen the alignment between personal values and career projects. Finally, the framework can act as a catalyst for action, stimulating a proactive dynamic of learning, networking, and the realization of intentions. These exploratory findings highlight the value of incorporating a creative approach, such as the Vortex framework, into competency development initiatives to strengthen managers’ forward-thinking mindset and ability to anticipate change.

Keywords: Professional coaching, Accompagnement professionnel, self-development of skills, autodéveloppement des compétences, complexity thinking, pensée de la complexité, situation de gestion, managerial situations, forward-looking mindset, posture prospective