1. Agenda  Overview and Welcome  Update on Educational Accreditation  Overview of Working Groups for Afternoon and Selection of Focus  Preparing Diploma students for Degree-Dan and Jennifer  Measuring Competence through Distance Learning-Gerard  Inter-provincial Labour Mobility Agreements-Bruce  Scope of Practice and Curriculum-Heather  Competencies being used across Canada—Carol  Working Groups  Summary of working groups and next steps

2. CYC-Net.org  Needs 42,000 to operate.  To donate:  http://www.cyc-net.org/administration.html http://www.cyc-net.org/administration.html  Your students use it-ask your program to support it.

3. Developing A National Agenda for Action Toward Professional Regulation for Child and Youth Care Practice 2010

4. Educational Accreditation-Why?  Standards plus Audit  Reveal weakness, improve, advise public of a thoughtful overall standard.  Requires INTERNAL motivation  Employers will reduce need for training expense  Employers want to affect curriculum  Edu Programs NEED placements  Students who work for accredited agencies will value accredited Edu programs  Ease of transfer assessment  Collective “power ” of defining standards and arguing for resources

5. Overview-Accreditation Model  Self-Study, External Review, and Accreditation Body each consider the following areas:  Program Inputs  Program Operation (Processes)  Program Outcomes  Developmental Plan  Chart pg. 3

6. Outcomes  General Outcomes –expectations of students upon graduation  Competency Measures-testing/demonstrations/ portfolios etc. that assess student outcomes  Outcome Measures-assessment used post graduation to assess effectiveness of program toward achieving it’s stated general outcomes

7. Task Force Recommendation  Create a Founding Board to incorporate an organization responsible for Educational Accreditation. The founding board will consist of 8 members. Members will come from an equal representation of colleges and universities (at least one of which will have a graduate program) (6 educator members with regional representation from West, Atlantic, Central) and 2 professional members representing the CCCYCA. The Founding Board is charged with creating the initial by-laws for membership of the organization, governance structure (i.e. Board of Directors) incorporating and guiding the initial work of the organization.

8. Issues for the New Board and Membership to Decide On  Nomenclature, Definitions, Regional Variations  College vs. University  Competencies  Provincial EDU Ministry Program Review Timing  Curriculum Flexibility  Input, Process, Outcome Assessment and Balance  Implementation  Motivation, Fees, Institutional Response, Public/Private

9. Focus Groups  Preparing Diploma students for Degree-Dan and Jennifer  What skills are missing, diploma to degree?  How to work together?  Measuring Competence through Distance Learning-Gerard  How are programs assessing competence?  What is the on-off difference in assignments and skill development?  Inter-provincial Labour Mobility Agreements-Bruce  How easy/difficult is it for graduates to transfer in the labour force; what issues have arisen?  Scope of Practice and Curriculum-Heather  Narrow vs. Broad Scope and Curriculum implications  Competencies being used across Canada: Comparison—Carol

10. Leftovers: Founding Board membership  Heather Modlin, Atlantic, (Memorial)  Kelly Shaw, Atlantic, NSCC  Doug Magnuson, UVIC  Dawne McKay-Chittendon, RRC  ??-coming forward college rep, Alberta  Carol Stuart, Ontario, Ryerson U.  ?? coming forward college rep, Ontario, College sector  Varda ??, Quebec  Rob Bates, David Connelly

11. Leftovers:Name  Board of Child and Youth Care Education Accreditation (BCYCEA)  Council of Education Accreditation: Child and Youth Care (CEACYC)  Child and Youth Care Commission of Accreditation (CYCCA)  Quality Assurance Council of Child and Youth Care (Education?) (QACCYC) or (CYCQAC)

12. Leftovers: Membership  Membership  Individual Founding Members-Educators (lifetime)  Program Founding Members-  New Members (Individual and Program)  Membership Criteria??-full-time?/educators/?/ practitioners/Associations?

13. Professional Status by Province  Following slides are from 2004-provincial updates on broad aspects of regulation and status in each process. Left them here but don’t expect to use them.

14. British Columbia An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments BC Association has a set of standards-also Human Service Standards Agency accreditation- COA/CARF Ministry Working group- also on shelf for ‘certifying’ suggested grandfathering Educational programs for CYC co-operate (voluntary) to define minimum standards for exit points- cert/dip/degree Yes-CARF more prominent. Government – requires (cannot be funded-at a certain size- smaller not required- $250,000) Consrotium is expanding to include western programs- Winnipeg west. CYCABC focusing on membership-will bring forward certification to work on in spring 05 Not education specific-in Accreditation- some programs are not required to be accredited funding is received for 1 st accred. Government changes loose everything previously done.

15. Alberta An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments Certification Standards for practitioners -300 fully Accreditation of Agencies- Education programs part of western consortium NO-working on legislation- dormant for last 2 years-2 ministry meetings scheduled- apply in spring? Under Health Professions Act-includes SW now- seperating diff between college and $$ negotiation Many agencies have decided to require certification after 2 years for CYC’s or for supervision positions CYCAA certified- requires degree or dip in related field-1 yr. intern- endorsement of super. Written/ oral Funding is provided to agencies for accreditation- choose standards- CCHSA COA CARF AASCF becoming national- certif will be removed- not clear if 4 training requirm’nts will be removed (TCI; suicide; aboriginal; ?). Not yet NoCYCAA has 700 members Close Association/ College/ Agency working relationships

16. Saskatchewan An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments Kelsey Campus of SIAST College-youth work program- offered to Dupont- Encouraging workers to take out associate memberships in Alberta and Manitoba CYW for support Provincial Association is inactive-10 years Only prov not offically on CCCYCA Comm. College offering youth worker dip.- difficulty connecting to college

17. Manitoba An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments Certification pkg was developed- aligned with Ontario and Alberta- Training competencies defined and trained to – through provincial agencies Red River has diplomas and cert articulated with degrees in west Voluntary Agency accreditation Government requires first aid, CPR Most agencies Ceretification involves oral exam test-on the core competencies- need volunteers to do this -worker competencey is evaluated annually by supervisor 70 members Ruby Johnston- developed core competency program-12 cores of training workshops 1 day to a week long sessions.

18. Ontario An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments Certification based on CYW Educ. Vocational competencies for CYW educ. programs to meet. Legislation attempted in 1974-regulatory college NO NO-some discussion among educational programs about how to monitor OACYC- Association stance is to ‘self- regulate’ through the OACYC Gov’m does not intend to monitor Accept CYC degree from other provinces as base-or Quebec educator dip. T.E.S. or special care counsellor Individual review of applicants Annual PD; sign code of ethics- 800 certified- about 1600 total -Scope of Practice statement developed- consistent in format with regulated Health Professions Act

19. Quebec An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments Accreditation-no provincial standards- moving in that direction ‘National’ Charter of Competencies- Psycho-Educator Model-Pre- intervention to post-intervention stalling-but training is moving forward Special Care Counsellor- diplomas-Vanier Concordia- developing BA in Family Relations and Youth Work-by Fall 07-some advanced standing Will become required in next few years for agencies Government Employer association group-pushing this forward English and French sectors here need to start working harder together- producing french literature- province has 6000 educateurs Educateur- French sector- Quebec assocaition of Educators. Inventoried the agency hiring practices-what they look for in competencies All regions have different culture- each employer has different clincial apporach which effects competencey definition Province undertook the Ohio training program-to train all CYW’s in province Association de Centre de Jeunesse-funded by government

20. Nova Scotia An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments Provincial Standards for residential care NSCC Compu college- following Newfoundland model Island Career Academy Mt. St. Vincent yesGovernment- varied implementation 150 members

21. New Brunswick An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments Certification- initial work reviewing NACP/ Alberta/ Developmental Assets through YMCA-outlined process to develop a pkg.- Goals to move forward NBCC-2 yr. dip MOncton-3 private colleges- two used vocational standards from Ontario and Mark Krueger competencies ++ Compu college- purchased curric from GMCC -working to connect to credits for unviersity at BA level No consistency or educ accreditation- Government advanced education regulates private colleges Mandatory licensing for agency providers for group home operators by Provincial government- services standards Agencies set hiring standards- varied in Moncton-CYW and human service counsellor 158 members-57 full 93 student rest agency/ associate-1 st prov. Confer. In June 2003 doubled for 2004-this year hope to identify who is doing Child and youth care in province- develop focus groups and position paper -looked at 3 models- voluntary – agency monitored Legislation Big movement into community based CYC- intensive probation/ streetwork hosptial based schoolbased- called behaviour interventionist- require degree level-lots of CYW’s as teaching assistants

22. PEI An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments Holland College-1 year program Required to have Holland college (CYC or corrections) or University degree to be employed in government groups homes- and centres Government monitoring-all civic employees Government Fledgling association-4 members

23. Newfoundland & Labradour An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments Comp college-2 year dip. Purchased from GMCC—talking with University about degree program No agencey standards Nor hiring standards-2 years post secondary in anything -CYC association determines who is hired, who is admitted, to the diploma No monitoring 92 members 350 youth care workers in province Discussing certification- needed education first Unionization limits how to work with certification as a requirement

24. Yukon An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments None-borrowed/ imported youth workers- ECE standards for workers Yukon college- community support worker- using CYC literature Early Childhood (ECD) 1 and 2 years- Legislation Reviews-Child and Family Service Act- Association is involved in meetings for discussion- application to be heard has been made Health Professionals Act-under review-intent to comment Forcing ECE workers back to school Residential youth treatment services is 100% government operated Addictions and family is government and private First nations who have settled land claims are offering own services. 2 years transfers to Western degree programs Yukon child care association-30 years have represented ECE most times- beginning to expand to represent the older age group 350-400 working diretly with youth (includes social workers, corrections, etc.)

25. Northwest Territories An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments

26. Nunavut An agreed upon set of Standards of Knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. Mandatory Compliance (note the level of enforcement) Authourity for monitoring compliance Reciprocity Agreement with other provinces Comments