Auto-Ethnography

Abstract

In the present research, I was specifically interested in examining youths’ experiences of a child protection agency. I argue that if child protection workers are to service the youth population well, a greater awareness about how youth see and understand the system is important. But the present research was more than exploring “others’” experiences. I felt it was necessary as a researcher and as a child and youth worker to, as Ellis and Bochner (2000) describe, “reflexively bend back on self and look more deeply at self/other interactions” (p. 740).