membership

Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations

A thank you to the delegates like Leona, Kim , Heather , Virginia, Scott, Bobby,
and Maria who attended From Sea to Sea. At what other conference would your
mettle be tested to the extent of planting a warm kiss on a very dead, very
aromatic cod fish in the name of goodwill and inclusion in that elite club of
folks screeched into Newfoundland and Labrador. These folks from Nova Scotia
tried the group approach. Fellowship, leaning and the opportunity to do it all in
a different location in Canada every two years is one of the more rewarding
aspects of attending the bi-annual National Child and Youth Care Conferences.
The next National will be held in Charlottetown, PEI in October 2008.

The Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations is the national body established to serve
as a coordinating and networking organization for provincial and territorial Child and Youth Care
Associations. The goal of the Council is to promote the development of child and youth care as a
profession in Canada and encourage the delivery of quality care.

To learn more about member associations, click on the icons above to visit their current websites.

The vertical navigation panel to the left above will take you to pages of specific interest to members.

A potential thirteen member Board of Directors governs the Council. The Directors are elected from
each provincial and territorial associations. The Board of Directors elects an executive committee
consisting of a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. The Council is supported financially
by membership fees from each participating association, and by private donations. All members of
recognized provincial and territorial child and youth care associations throughout Canada are also
members of the Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations. The membership numbers
over 2500 at this time.

Referral Service

Many associations run on an annualized basis seeking membership renewals at the beginning of
the year and throughout the year. Those guests who would like to become members of an
established child and youth care association as listed above are welcome to use the form below.
Your information will be sent on to the association concerned and they, in turn, will contact you with
membership information. Thank you for using this service.

Currently, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and the three territories do not have child and youth care
associations. The Council will work with groups from these regions in order to revive or establish
associations. At this time, this can take the form of gathering and networking names of those
interested and providing start-up guidance.

Name:

Address:

City:

Province:

Postal Code:

e-mail
address:

If you live in Canada and
practice as a child and
youth care professional in a
province with a provincial
association (see list on
main page) , please use the
form to the right to have
your name forwarded on for
membership information
from your provincial
association. Your
information will not be used
for any other purpose than
this referral by the Council.
The Council has no control
nor responsibility for the
association involved
responding to your inquiry.

Newfoundland Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Alberta British Columbia

Delegates to the 2004 National Conference in Calgary engaged in a workshop
exercise that clearly has them applying the skills of active listening, clear
expression and eye contact.