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Thank you for dropping by. Use the menu to find the specific item of interest to you. Travel and child and youth care history have emerged as favorites until the pandemic hit. All pages proceed down and are eye candy for the most part. Click on images to see fuller sized versions. X or close yourself out when done to return to the page.



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This page explores the history and outline of the places of the child and youth care field. In my association work I always found it odd that folks did not recognize what they did was news. No one took pictures, no one wrote, nothing happened, people just got together and had a good time every now and then. Perhaps, that is all we need.



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



teams, especially conference teams build associations





Teamwork is often the backbone of the frontline, it definitely is the preferred way to mount a conference be it provincial, national or world's. There is a saying, "All politics is local." and this is true of association development in which the presenters and delegates for national and world conferences are drawn. Through a provincial conference local educators, practitioners and delegates learn to apply and value the roles that make up a conference.



provincials bring together local delegates for one or two days





For CYCWAM, Lorraine E. Fox was the sole presenter for the two days in the beginning. The association had 13 members each new year yet 60 or more would show up for the training. It took time to develop the membership base, stage Nationals and hold specific events such as the protest for better wages at the Legislature.



provicial teams host and stage national conferences





National Conferences began in 1996 in Winnipeg following a set of four prior conferences held by individuals with a felt need including Thom Garfat. It took a decade to work clear across the country to have Newfoundland and Labrador stage their first National, notable for cod kissing. The rotation has since repeated itself and was to have a 3rd expression in NL until the pandemic hit.



Not so sure about this,



There's a reason for the rum chaser.



Snapshots





The Child and Youth Care association and conference movement has grown incrementally over time to have a global presence. The profession is practiced throughout the British Commonwealth as a legacy of the initial alms houses and charity homes for orphaned youth. Similar developments took place throughout Europe and the first world nations.



Conference Program Covers



A panel at Montreal International



Council Meeting on Standards



Andy presenting "The other 23 hours to Jim Anglin and Sibylla Artz for U of Vic CYC Faculty Library.



Tony Maciocia, Quebec's contribution to the International Conference movement in North America seen here in Victoria. Tony organized Internationals for the Association for Child and Youth Care Practice for years.



The mini Folklorama presentation in Winnipeg. Each conference would offer guests something local of some significance to enjoy.



Kiaras Gharabaghi and Carol Stuart in Fort Lauderdale the International with the Happy Hour in a recession.



Jack Phelan holding down a banquet table in Winnipeg.



Opening Reception at Art Gallery in Charlottetown.



Bridges TEAM IN Charlottetown.



Pat Foran of Alberta sizes up the thawed cod fish he is to kiss in St. John's.



Dr. Bruce Perry and a fan in Canmore, Alberta.



Program Cover for the millennial conference in Cleveland. It took an epic tour of the great lakes to find that image of the lighthouse.



Rabble Rousers in PEI exemplifying the fact CYC's can enjoy themselves and not shatter a reputation.



A theme suite at the hotel in Moncton, we had the distinction of being their last official event before closing. Their chef walked out, the midway was long gone and the staff were sad.



Team NL announcing the 1st World's in Canmore.



A youth in care designed the dragonfly logo for Richmond.



The Te Rangatira trophy for National Conference Chairpersons donated by Leon Fulcher.



Through two Gatherings cyc-net set the stage for the world Child and youth care movement



Thom could not get enough of trail blazing and came up with the notion of hosting gatherings of invited CYC guests around the world to Glasgow and a few years on, St. John's.




st. john's became the first world's drawing presenters and delegates from across the globe.



Many yeas prior there had been a conference in Vancouver with an International title. It drew presenters from thirteen nations if my memory serves. Delegates paraded their national flags into the meeting room. My own province sent its Minister of Child and Family Services which was huge at the time. Group care was just beginning its growth phase then. The goal was to repeat them every three years but the world aspect was reduced to Americans and Canadians for the most part. The goal became to alternate internationals but there were issues over branding entitlements and the integrity of the label. The World's emerged with some enthusiasm with Vienna and Durban following suit.


Truth be known, it all comes down to networking, outlook and yes, that felt need to gather with those with similar traits. Child and youth care remains what I view as a precarious and extremely diverse field. Core beliefs appear to determine those felt needs which can include standards of care, various treatment philosophies and yes, the profit motive. Most agencies and facilities draw firm philosophical and defined boundaries to the exclusion of all others. The association movements in Canada and the United States, perhaps the world only attract a fraction of those in practice, those which trend towards care, holistic outlooks, balance and putting the young person first. Practice becomes a matter finding the right fit in the work, learning and networking.



Vienna left side of group from CYC-Net and FICE meetings day.



Right side of the group.



CYC-Net World Child and Youth Care Conference and FICE





The Covid-19 pandemic has literally shut down global organizaion and sharing



As this website was published the world is confronting the fourth surge of so called variants of Covid that has thrown everything from cities to one of the most populated counties on earth, India into complete shutdown with hospitals overwhelmed and medical treatment threatened. Child and youth care events have been cancelled in turn since March 2020 and such cancelations continue into the Fall at this point. Meanwhile practice continues where it was established. May there be a time, a place to gather safely and reflect back on this experience.



An evening swim on a northern Ontario lake.



The sun going down at the end of the 4oth Anniversary of the NACCW.



the view of cape town from signal hill and a small story about near by lion's head





A neighbouring bluff's to the south was called Lion's Head. it was covered in small, very small, tiny lights that moved. These were the headlamps worn by hikers who were joining in the tradition of climbing the bluff in the dark to reach the top in time to see the sun rise. Couples like to do this as a date, perhaps a test or for a proposal. It is not an easy time as the trail is steep, involves rock steps and narrow passages. Those making the journey depend on each other for safety even though they may not realize it at first. This reminded me of the work, incremental steps in the dark, guided by a tiny light to a known goal if you can make it. Child and youth care is definitely caregiving yet in some situations it is truly transformational for reconciling a young person at risk with his or her humanity and setting them on their course to reach the top of their chosen hills.



Best Wishes to all
who practice CYC.
Thank you for
keeping youth at
risk safe during
this pandemic.



GARTH
GOODWIN.
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garthgoodwin@yahoo.com