
| President’s Message 2004 Fall is here and the board is busy once again. First of all, we would like to welcome two new board members: Barb Ferguson, a manager at Moncton Youth Residences, and Margaret Sullivan, a CYC instructor at NBCC Miramichi. The association held a very successful provincial conference in May at NBCC Miramichi. “Community of Learners” attracted 193 participants, and included presenters from almost every province as well as from Ireland. Both the workshops and the entertainment were fantastic. Your provincial board has developed a strategic plan for the year. This includes three phases. In the first phase, we are compiling a list of organizations and agencies that employ child and youth care workers in the province. This will be completed by December. In phase two, we will be developing two questionnaires for distribution to administrators and front-line workers about the issues these groups are facing. Phase three involves holding focus groups around the province and solidifying support from agencies. And, as mentioned previously, we are also working on the next provincial conference. We have a busy year planned and we are looking forward to moving ahead with our vision of child and youth care being recognized as a full-fledged profession. Sincerely, Janice R. Tilley, President |




| 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. 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 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: 1. We will continue our commitment to bringing our members quality training workshops, especially in other areas of the province. 2. We will keep our members informed of any new developments with regard to the NACP. 3. We are also committed to increasing the benefits available to our members. 4. 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 |