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team members, youth at risk: relationships are at the core of all growth.



child and youth care has to be one of the most precarious yet rewarding professions.



This site replaces cyccanada.ca, a site for child and youth care in Canada began in 1995 when the Internet became public. As of March 31, 2021 the host changed publishing programs and support for the site. Much has been lost and we have learned that the Internet has no guarantee of perpetual service. It can all be gone in a click.


Child and Youth Care emerged in the 60's with the development of extensive use of group homes to offer a place to live with therapy 24/7/365. Through my 47+ years in the profession I have had the privilege of witnessing the field's growth from the frontline to the global expression of those in practice. The foundation of practice is the relationship with the young person followed by relations with one's team. There was a network of provincial child and youth care associations with a national board. Of the thousands employed in the field a few hundred chose to support the national, international and world conference movement. This page presents CYC people who have populated the field beyond the front line.




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A field of practice, celebrating, learning, travel and networking. Growth and change is a constant for a CYC.



Keynotes/presenters



Dr. Henry Maier addressed an audience of 50 invited guests due to the size of the venue at the University of Victoria. For many, the Father of Child Care.



Mark Krueger, St. John's World's, Toronto International, numerous others. The master of the dance, the rhythm of relating, timing and pacing.



David Gillet came from the U.K. faithfully to several early nationals to speak on the influence of hidden water bodies or remnants of same upon people in structures built over them. His enthusiasm and energy were infectious.



Senator Landon Pearson



Senator Pearson had a passion for youth and represented Canada around the world on the topic. She spoke at the first national in St. John's to the delegation and the board of the Council.



larry k. bendtro



Co-author Reclaiming Youth at Risk. Larry has spoken far and wide to promote the Circle of Life and the Black Hills Seminars.



Leon Fulcher, author, speaker, first to use compact disc technology for publication, past chair of CYC-Net and co-developer with Thom Garfat of the Gathering/World CYC movement.



Charlie Appelstein, author 'No Such Thing As A Bad Kid', trainer and presenter here seen in Winnipeg at a provincial conference selling his books.



Cedric aka Gerry Fewster author 'Being in Childcare A Journey into Self'', seen here at farewell address in St. John's Worlds, 2013. Wrote with extreme wit about the frontline experience from breathing properly to competing with pharmaceuticals.





cindy blackstock



Seen here with Jim Anglin at thee International in Victoria where as Keynote she spoke about the importance of family for First Nations culture and individuals. As Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada she teaches, defends and attempts to heal the past.





Max Smart (Scotland), Dr. John Digney (Ireland), and Martin Stabrey (south africa)



Max and John were just in from the UK. They present workshops and host the Unity Conference in Dublin in November in normal years. Martin is the CO for CYC-Net and collaborates on them on Unity and with most conferences.





steven lewis



Following a long career as a broadcaster, politician, diplomat and activist Steven now has achieved foundation status. He was Keynote in Calgary while working in Africa to support the Grandmothers who had to take on the rearing of their grandchildren due to being orphaned by AIDS. I recall being impressed as there were people in the audience just back from Africa. Small world and small enough for even me to go to Africa.





martin brokenleg



Now retired to British Columbia, Martin is seen here on his farewell address to Manitobans hosted by CYCWAM. He was a co-author of 'Reclaiming Youth at Risk', Keynote speaker and presenter at the Black Hills Seminars.





always a wee gift at the end of a presentation



The real gifts were the lifetime friends who put her up when she came to town, got to know their families and even pitched in when necessary.



Lorraine has been coming to canada since the 8O'S.



Her annual presentations across the country helped her hone her presentations and underwrote several provincial CYC association start up costs.



dr. lorraine E. Fox



As noted Lorraine was in perpetual motion around the world with a considerable amount of that time spent in Canada. She literally was a presence and influence on the growth and professionalization of child and youth care going from free venues in community halls to hotel ballrooms as principle Keynote. Her wit, incredible insight and always felt genuine care for youth and people lead to devoted followers. Over my career, she was the dependable boost, sometimes when I really needed one when she came to town. Two day sessions were not unusual and the notes. Huge handouts that made no sense until you worked through them with her. Her last appearance was in Ventura in her beloved California.



mark freado





Director, International Training Network at Growing Edge Training sees Mark often on the road anywhere in the world, seen here in Vienna. Mark also presents at Reclaiming Youth at Risk. He is also an incredible photographer.



Ziigwanbinesii Charles





Zig was awarded by the Premier of Ontario on graduating from Fleming College and is a Cultural Advisor to a child and family agency. In Canada, the majority of young people in care are First Nations. Many agencies and/or facilities hire Cultural Advisor's to instruct youth and adult employees in cultural history and learning. Zig presented in Dublin. There was an evening of learning to drum the Irish way. Zig and her Fleming colleagues presented an honour song in response leaving the performance for the audience to consider the links of two cultures, an ocean apart, developing such drum culture. Magical.



dr. heather modlin





Heather recently completed her PhD in Child and Youth Care. She is a past President of the Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations. Heather is Provincial Director of Key Assets in Newfoundland and Labrador establishing their model of foster treatment. Heather was a prime mover in establishing the World CYC Conference movement, presenting at most focusing on aspects of group care.



christine gaitens





Christine is a past president of the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care Workers. She is also a Manager of Child and Youth Services at Toronto School Board. She has presented at the Unity Conference in Dublin.



kelly shaw (left)





Kelly is a past president of the Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations serving a few terms and raising the profile of the organization to a high point. She teaches and is working on her Ph. D. in child and youth care. Kelly also works with an agency in the far north. She has presented at conferences for many years.



jenny mcgrath (right)





Jenny is an associate professor at McEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. She is from St. John's and rose up through the ranks at Waypoints establishing family work/inclusion with the agency. She is also working on a Ph. D. in child and youth care. Jenny has presented at several conferences and she is especially fond of the Unity series in Dublin.



kathleen mulvey





Kathleen has presented in St. John's, Vienna and Dublin. She retains a frontline perspective as she advances into supervision and social work.



frank delano





Frank loves living and has travelled and presented around the globe. He has long standing commitments that take him throughout the USA and Canada. He presents across an array of current topics designed to engage and promote discussion among his audiences. He likes nothing like ending the day with a fine meal.



dr. grant charles





Grant has spoken at numerous conferences over the course of his career as an Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of British Columbia. I found his take on self harm fundamentally helpful in the earliest years of my career.



dr. kiaras gharabaghi





Kiaras headed up the Child and Youth Care Faculty at Ryerson University in Toronto. He as presented at several conferences, had students at many Canadian nationals. He was keynote speaker in Vienna and Durban and tends to take a poke or two to the conventional views of child and youth care illustrating the input of the youth in care in plans and practices. In August 2021, he will become the Dean of Community Services at Ryerson.



Dr. jim anglin





James was co-chair of the International Conference in Victoria in the U. of Vic's centennial year. He has worked on exchange of students from South Africa to the university advancing the development of the field in both countries. He has keynoted in Vienna and Richmond connecting contemporary child and youth care with its historical roots.



Dr. jack phalen





Jack came to Canada from New York decades ago. He went to McEwan in Edmonton and did much to build the child and youth care department to university status. Jack has an huge following in South Africa as well as Canada as he uses humour, common sense and discipline to write about the experience of child and youth care work.



Thom on a panel in South Africa



Thom saw to it that Canadian delegates in Cape Town got to meet Brian Gannon, his co-creator of CYC-Net with its many publications.



Thom Garfat has the distinction of being Canada's first phd in Child and youth care.





Individuals and institutions that became expressions of the child and youth care field tend to have Thom involved as a motivator or prime driver including the first National Canadian Conference, the Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations, the Gatherings and ultimately, the World CYC movement. In the meantime he co-founded CYC-Net with South Africa's Brian Gannon. As a keynote speaker, Thom always took time to learn about the local history and add that into his presentation. He has also been involved in events recognizing elders like Henry Maier and Lorraine Fox.



A Justice addressing the delegates in the Montreal Convention Centre.



Heather Snell and troop of volunteer students with talents in dance and performance presented on thoughts of a young person at the Provincial at Humber and in Ventura.



A profession by and for people.





People are the constant in child and youth care



This site has listed only some of the hundreds of people one works with over a lifetime career in child and youth care, if you stay with it. In group care, even foster care the numbers can be daunting as the turnover in key kids, team mates, facilities and programs is constant and dynamic. You learn early to celebrate and look for the unique best in each individual, coming to love many and to let each go. In time, you accept you are a member of a unique tribe of carers. You are invited to google the individuals listed here, perhaps even pick up their writings.



This web page is
dedicated to
Thom Garfat,
a prime mover
for the child and
youth care field in
Canada and the
world.



GARTH
GOODWIN.
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garthgoodwin@yahoo.com