Educator's and Trainer's Pre-conference Day
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Tenth Triennial
International Child and
Youth Care Conference
International Child and
Youth Care Conference
Co-chairs for the Day: Carol Stuart and James Freeman
The Pre-conference day will begin with presentations designed to update participants on educational accreditation
and on professional certification by the Child and Youth Care Educational Accreditation board (CYCEAB) of Canada
and the Child and Youth Care Certification Board (CYCCB). Following these updates participants will choose one of
two streams and will participate in issues based discussion about these initiatives. Participants will be able to
choose 2 different discussion sessions over the day and will return to a plenary session at the end of the day
which summarizes the discussions and next steps for both certification and educational accreditation.
Accreditation Stream
The accreditation stream of the Educator and Trainer’s preconference day will focus on how the work of the CYC
Educational Accreditation Board can serve to enhance the quality of educational activities for Child and Youth Care.
The Board has proposed a model of Accreditation which is nested within the regular program review process
undergone by all post-secondary institutions in Canada. Participants will inform the next steps of the Accreditation
Board and contribute to our research about how accreditation is viewed by the field and accordingly what the
essential next steps are. Sessions throughout the day will focus discussion on: a) The types of data available
through program review; b) Methods for reducing the costs of accreditation; c) The quality improvement process
embedded in program review and accreditation; and d) How best to measure the Accreditation standards.
Certification Stream
The certification stream of the Educator and Trainer's pre-conference is designed for trainers, program managers,
and practitioners interested in learning more about the Child and Youth Care Certification Board (CYCCB) model of
certification as an outcome of the North American Certification Project and it’s role in increasing resiliency in Child
and Youth Care practitioners. Participants will contribute to the ongoing development of certification efforts
through rotating small group discussions on four specific topics: a) understanding the CYCCB certification process;
b) identifying evidence-based measurement strategies; c) assessing the relevance of certification standards; and
d) identifying how certification relates to systems interventions and organization development.
Agenda for Tuesday, October 9, 2012
9:00 – 10:00 Plenary
10:00 - 10:20 Morning break
10:20 – 12:00 Discussion round 1 (2 streams)
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch together
1:00 – 2:40 Discussion round 2 (2 streams)
2:40 - 3:00 Afternoon break
3:00 – 3:30 Closing Plenary and Reports on Next Steps
3:30 AGM see below
There is a fee for this event of $31.50 to cover the costs of room rental and the luncheon. On the registration form
select Educator's Day to include the preconference day.
The Pre-conference day will begin with presentations designed to update participants on educational accreditation
and on professional certification by the Child and Youth Care Educational Accreditation board (CYCEAB) of Canada
and the Child and Youth Care Certification Board (CYCCB). Following these updates participants will choose one of
two streams and will participate in issues based discussion about these initiatives. Participants will be able to
choose 2 different discussion sessions over the day and will return to a plenary session at the end of the day
which summarizes the discussions and next steps for both certification and educational accreditation.
Accreditation Stream
The accreditation stream of the Educator and Trainer’s preconference day will focus on how the work of the CYC
Educational Accreditation Board can serve to enhance the quality of educational activities for Child and Youth Care.
The Board has proposed a model of Accreditation which is nested within the regular program review process
undergone by all post-secondary institutions in Canada. Participants will inform the next steps of the Accreditation
Board and contribute to our research about how accreditation is viewed by the field and accordingly what the
essential next steps are. Sessions throughout the day will focus discussion on: a) The types of data available
through program review; b) Methods for reducing the costs of accreditation; c) The quality improvement process
embedded in program review and accreditation; and d) How best to measure the Accreditation standards.
Certification Stream
The certification stream of the Educator and Trainer's pre-conference is designed for trainers, program managers,
and practitioners interested in learning more about the Child and Youth Care Certification Board (CYCCB) model of
certification as an outcome of the North American Certification Project and it’s role in increasing resiliency in Child
and Youth Care practitioners. Participants will contribute to the ongoing development of certification efforts
through rotating small group discussions on four specific topics: a) understanding the CYCCB certification process;
b) identifying evidence-based measurement strategies; c) assessing the relevance of certification standards; and
d) identifying how certification relates to systems interventions and organization development.
Agenda for Tuesday, October 9, 2012
9:00 – 10:00 Plenary
10:00 - 10:20 Morning break
10:20 – 12:00 Discussion round 1 (2 streams)
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch together
1:00 – 2:40 Discussion round 2 (2 streams)
2:40 - 3:00 Afternoon break
3:00 – 3:30 Closing Plenary and Reports on Next Steps
3:30 AGM see below
There is a fee for this event of $31.50 to cover the costs of room rental and the luncheon. On the registration form
select Educator's Day to include the preconference day.
Seventeenth Canadian
National Child and Youth
Care Conference
National Child and Youth
Care Conference
For more background information visit our CYCEAB page.
CYCEAB Annual General Meeting
October 9, 2012 3:30 to 4:30 pm
Location: CYC International Conference,
Radisson Hotel and Conference Center Canmore
511 Bow Valley Trail
Canmore, AB CANADA T1W1N7
Notice of the room will be posted at the conference center.
Agenda
1. Roll Call.
2. Review and adoption of the Minutes.
3. Financial Report
4. Reports of Committees (See Annual Report)
5. Reports of Officers (See Annual Report)
6. Business arising from the minutes.
7. New Business: Elections to the Board
8. Adjournment.
Board Representation is defined in the bylaws as follows:The business of this organization shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of
nine members, including the officers of this organization. Directors will be elected at the annual general meeting of the membership and officers
will be elected from and by the Directors following the AGM. … The members of the board shall serve and vote as individuals and not as functional
constituents of the bodies to which they belong. The members of the Board shall have a balanced representation among three regions of
Canada: West, Central and Northern, Eastern. Within this balanced representation a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 members of the Board
shall be from strictly diploma granting educational institutions. All membership categories are eligible for election to the Board of Directors
providing the above criteria are met.
The Board will be providing an update at the Educators and Trainers Preconference Day on October 9, 2012 just prior to the International Child
and Youth Care Conference in Canmore, Alberta. During the preconference day we hope to gather additional input on the process and standards
of accreditation and the types of data needed to determine whether a program has met the standards. The intent of the accreditation process is
to embed accreditation into the existing program review processes which are already mandated through quality assurance in the colleges and
universities. We will end the day with our first Annual General Meeting @ 4 p.m.
The CYCEAB bylaws define the following categories of membership and fees are noted beside the category where appropriate:
1.Provisional membership will be available to any Child and Youth Care educational program that has not achieved accreditation under the
auspices of theCYCEABC but which intends to undertake an educational accreditation review.
2. Affiliate membership will be available to a Child and Youth Care professional association that is supportive of standards of practice and is
affiliated with a practitioner registration, certification board or accrediting body.2013 fees: 250.00 with a discount to 200.00 when membership is
received by December 2012.
3. Full membership will be available to Child and Youth Care educational programs who have achieved accreditation under the auspices of the
CYCEABC.
4.Founding membership will be available to any child and youth care educational program that is interested in supporting the further development
of educational accreditation for child and youth care. This membership category is only available for three years from the time of incorporation of
the Board. All rights and privileges of voting members shall be accorded founding members during the first three years of incorporation.2013 fees:
300.00 with a discount to 250.00 when membership is received by December 2012.
5. Members can withdraw from membership by providing notification of their reasons for withdrawal from the membership at the time of
membership renewals.
Current Founding membership includes: University of Victoria; Vancouver Island University; Douglas College; Red River College; Lethbridge
College.
If you would like additional background and to provide additional input even though you are unable to attend the conference-please go to http:
//cyceduaccred.pbworks.com/w/page/6804817/FrontPage . You will find a history of how we've gotten to this point; minutes from our board
meetings; the revisions being made to the initial draft of accreditation standards; our bylaws; and a critical path workplan for the next 3 to 5
years. We will be moving this material over to a website and making an annual report available at the AGM.
Sincerely
Carol Stuart
President, CYCEAB Founding Board