Child And Youth Care Association Of New Brunswick

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Notice To Students
Annual Meeting 2002
Annual Meeting 2001

Notice to Students in Child and Youth Care

From: Child and Youth Care Association of New Brunswick
To: Students in the field of Child and Youth Care

Dear Student

The board of the Child and Youth Care Association of New Brunswick is very pleased to announce the creation of the position of student liaison to assist the board in being more in tune with future interveners in the field of child and youth care.

As a student liaison, you will be expected to volunteer your time and be available (in person or by telephone) for board meetings (held approximately every 6-8 weeks) and take part in the different initiatives of the board. You will be expected to relay information to your colleagues, and bring ideas and concerns from them to the attention of the board. One representative will be voted in for each program in the province.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in creating networking opportunities with other professionals working in the field of child and youth care, as well as to contribute to the development of a dynamic and important field of work.

Eligible candidates have to be enrolled in an accredited program in the field of Child and Youth Care in the Province of New Brunswick. Your application for this position should include your resume and a transcript or letter from your school showing that you are a student in good standing. Please submit your application to:

: CYCANB
P.O. Box 1614
Moncton, NB
E1A 9X4

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Annual Meeting 2002: President's Report

Please check back soon for the 2002 President's Report.

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Annual Meeting 2001: President's Report

The CYCANB has had an active year. Our focus this year has been on achieving all of our unmet or partially met goals from last year. I’m happy to report that all of our goals with the exception of one, which was partially completed, have now been met or exceeded.

I am pleased to report that our membership has more than doubled from last year. We have a strong student presence in our membership, with students from both EBCI College of Applied Art and Technology, and from the New Brunswick Community College – Miramichi. We also increased our membership representation to include most areas of the province. Again this year, we conducted presentations about the Association to interested groups.

We have spent a lot of our time this year developing training opportunities for our members. To this end, we recently co-hosted a workshop with the NBCC – Miramichi in May, featuring Lorraine Fox. We have also scheduled a second training opportunity for August.

In June of last year, I attended the annual meeting of the CCCYCA, which was held in Cleveland, Ohio. During our meeting, we had a number of people present information to us regarding several issues, including the North American Certification Project and the North American Code of Ethics. At these meetings, we formed a committee keep abreast of and provide input to the project. Chair of this committee is Garth Goodwin of Manitoba. Curtis Stevens of Alberta and I, are the other members. The NACP is attempting to realize a transportable Child and Youth Care credential, which will be recognized throughout Canada and the United States. This is a huge undertaking. The project was recently advanced by defining the minimum standards for the first professional level. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts, I was unable to attend the CCCYCA meetings this year, but I continue to keep abreast of the issues and developments.

Another of our goals this year was to develop our government contacts and liaisons, so we can take a proactive approach to issues that affect Child and Youth Care Workers. To this end, I met with Emilie Bourgeois from Family and Community Services, in June to inform her about the Association. This was a very productive meeting, and Emilie agreed to pass on information about the Association to her colleagues. As a result, we are now kept informed by the government on issues of importance to us, and we will be invited to participate in discussions. For example, we were sent information and invited to submit a brief on the government’s Wellness Plan and we have been informed about the governments Early Childhood Development Agenda.

In November, the board held a strategic planning meeting, where we discussed a number of issues, including the issue of adopting a code of ethics. At this meeting we officially adopted the North American Code of Ethics. A copy of this code of ethics was published in the latest addition of the newsletter.

In closing, I want to let you know the direction we will be taking in the year ahead:

We will continue our commitment to bringing our members quality training workshops, especially in other areas of the province.
We will keep our members informed of any new developments with regard to the NACP.
We are also committed to increasing the benefits available to our members.
Finally, in the next few years, we will continue to study certification, including the Alberta model, and push for provincial standards for Child and Youth Care Workers.

Respectfully submitted by,
Janice R. Tilley, President

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