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Kim Snow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Youth Care at Toronto Metropolitan University's School of Child and Youth Care. With over thirty years of experience as a certified child and youth care practitioner, she is a recognized expert in children's mental health, children's services, and safeguarding children and youth in service systems. Her work emphasizes the voice of the child and participatory methods to drive change.
Dr. Snow holds a PhD and provincial and North American certification as a child and youth care practitioner. Her extensive practical background informs her academic contributions, particularly in emancipatory research methodologies and critical discourse analysis.
Her research focuses on voice and participation, with current projects including the Voyager Project (improving educational attainment for Crown wards) and a comprehensive analysis of serious occurrence reporting in Ontario's children's residences. She employs collaborative problem-solving methods with young people and community groups to influence service systems.
Dr. Snow's scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on marginalized youth, spanning child welfare policy reform, Indigenous community development, educational resilience for youth in care, and stigma reduction through youth voice. Her work critically examines secure isolation practices and systemic accountability in child-serving institutions.
Her scientific awards include:
- Child Rights Supporter Award from Canadian Coalition on the Rights of the Child (2010)
- Contribution to the profession award from OACYC (2009)
- Sue Williams Award for Teaching Excellence (2004)
- Nomination for the Krista Sepp Memorial Award (1992)
Dr. Snow mentors students through graduate supervision and the Voyager Project's peer mentorship model. She has secured significant funding from the Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth and Sachigo Lake First Nation for community-based research on child safety and educational support.
She directs the award-winning Voyager Project and collaborates with Indigenous communities on safeguarding initiatives, demonstrating commitment to community-led solutions and youth empowerment in child and youth care practice.
