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Welcome
The Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors (OACYC, ou en français, AOCEJ, l'Association Ontarienne des conseillers à l'enfance et à la jeunesse) is the professional association representing the 1000+ Child and Youth Counsellors (CYCs) in the province of Ontario, Canada. It also provides a voice for the other 8,000 child and youth workers in the province.
Originally, CYCs were known as Child Care Workers (CCWs) and until 1989 the OACYC was called the Child Care Workers' Association of Ontario (CCWAO). For more on the choice of the term "counsellor," see Why We're Called CYCs. Other common terms for those working in the field are:
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Child and Youth Worker (CYW) ● Child & Youth Care Worker/Practitioner
- Youth Worker
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The major difference between Child and Youth Counsellors and other child and youth workers is one of professional and public accountability.
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Only professional CYCs:
have proven their initial educational/training qualifications to an external body
are required to keep current in the field; membership is conditional on the completion of annual professional development activities
provide their signature of agreement to abide by the OACYC Code of Ethics
are answerable to this Code; the OACYC has a complaints and
discipline process available to members and the public alike.
have access to the professional resources of the OACYC, including a network of over 1000 professional CYCs (in Ontario and beyond ).
To be sure you're getting the services of a professional Child and Youth Counsellor,
in Ontario, just look for the mark of accountability after their name:
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Or, to be 100% sure, contact the OACYC Provincial Office
For more on professional designations like "CYC (Cert.)" and other terms used in the CYC field , click HERE.
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OACYC Members and Supporters receive an 8- to 12-page newsletter every 2 months (considered by many to be one of the best newsletters in the field) and discounts on provincial and regional conferences as well as others sponsored by CYC associations.
Professional Liability Insurance, exclusively for CYCs, is available at rates well below the cost of purchasing it privately, for any CYC across Canada who meets the requirements for Full Membership in the OACYC.
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To find out more about membership, the profession, employment, and the activities of the OACYC, just click on the topics to the left, or
Phone: 1-888-367-7193 (toll-free in Ontario) or 613-507-1554; fax: 613-531-0626
E-mail: office@oacyc.org
Postal: 4 Cataraqui Street, Suite 310, Kingston ON K7K 1Z7
For more about the Canadian national association for CYCs, and CYC associations in other provinces, visit the Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations (CCCYCA) site at:
www.cyccanada.ca
To find out more about the profession internationally, visit the CYC-NET site at:
www.cyc-net.org
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