Mission
Statement
More dramatic
change has occurred in the field of child and youth care during the
past fifty years than in the entire past century. We have evolved
from caretakers, to caregivers, to practitioners dedicated to the
art of competent caring.
The past century gave birth to
orphanages, group living, residential treatment, community based
services, family centered practice, youth development and direct
care. A multiplicity of approaches and models have
emerged.
Child and youth care has become a
field with networks, connections, and links that reach around the
world. There are publications, professional associations,
certifications, degrees, field leaders and programs of distinction.
Much has been achieved over these past hundred years. But there is
still more that must be done!
Together 2000 - the next
international child and youth care conference to be held in
Cleveland, Ohio, June 6 to 9, 2000 will be a time and place for all
who believe in the art and power of therapeutic caring to come
together and celebrate a legacy of which all should be proud, but
about which none should be complacent.
The North American leaders in the
field of child and youth care have collaborated in planning this
international event so that all who are committed to the art and
power of caring can come together and share past successes, discuss
current challenges, and contemplate innovative initiatives in
preparation for the next hundred years during the coming
millennium.
The
mission statement for Together 2000 was written by Dr. Norman
Powel and is presented here as printed in the program. It
nicely captures the evolution of the profession and points a
direction into the next millennium. GG
Published by Garth Goodwin with the assistance of the Child and Youth Care
Workers Association of Manitoba and the Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care
Associations, Together 2000 and with the essential support of Chip Bonsutto,
President, Ohio Association for Child and Youth Care Professionals. June 6
through June 10, 2000.