CAAT Child & Youth Worker Programs Provincial ... - Mohawk College

Resolution
As a group responsible for the curriculum development and training of child and
youth workers in the province of Ontario, the coordinators present at this meeting,
resolve to support the above recommendations.
6. Provincial CYW Educators’ Website: spin.mohawkcollege.ca/cyw/caat
Pat Anderchuk, Mohawk College described the website as a platform for
sharing resources. Notes from coordinators’ meetings, program standards and
other essential information are now found on this site. The group agreed that a
wiki, i.e., a website which can be edited by registered members, would be a
helpful addition to the CYW Educators’ Website.
7. CYC.net
Michael Burns informed the group that the web-based resource CYC.net may close
because of insufficient funds. Currently this resource is funded by the contributions
of researchers and others in the CYC/CYW field. The three founders have
contributed $5,000.
A number of funding efforts are in the development stage. The Ontario Association
of Child and Youth Counsellors (OACYC) Board of Directors have agreed to collect
$2.00 from each member who volunteers to pay this extra levy when his/her
membership is renewed. Michael Barnes will donate 10% of the proceeds from the
sale of his most recently published book. Michael further noted that some colleges
have agreed to pay $300-500 annually to CYC-net as reimbursement for student
and faculty use of a valuable resource.
Michael requested that each coordinator request that his/her respective college pay
an annual fee to ensure that CYC-net remains viable. An invoice can be printed
from the website and official receipts will be issued.
8. Child and Youth Care Educational Accreditation Task Force
Carol Stuart, co-chair of the task force indicated that work began in the fall of 2007.
The first step, a national survey of faculty teaching in CYW/CYC programs, was
completed recently. The survey provided overwhelming support for the accreditation
of education programs.
The task force has begun monthly meetings to develop work plans and a funding
strategy. The design parameters include a graduated approach and the use of
existing program review processes. The task force will post information at
http://cyceduaccred.pbwiki.com