ACYCP

Welcome

The Association for Child & Youth Care Practice, Inc. is a membership organization of state and regional associations, child & youth care agencies, and professionals committed to improving the field of child and youth care and the promotion and development of professional competencies. 

Our members work in a variety of child and youth care settings such as:

• Hospitals
• Residential Treatment Programs
• Child Residential Centers
• Group Homes
• Schools
• Universities
• Day Cares
• Community Youth Programs

ACYCP is a sponsor of a variety of child and youth care events and the owner of the Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, one of the few journals in the world dedicated to the work of the direct care practitioner.

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9th Triennial International Child and Youth Care Conference

Global Warning:  Their Lives -- Our Presence

ACYCP is please to be a co-sponsor for the 9th Triennial International Child and Youth Care Conference.   Again, we will partner with our friends and colleagues, the Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations, to put on this world-class event. 

For the 9th Triennial International Child and Youth Care Conference, Nova Southeastern University has joined us and will serve as co-sponsor and host agency.  Nova Southeastern University is one of the premier universities in the country that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in child and youth care and related fields.

 The 9th Triennial International Child and Youth Care Conference will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in May 26 - 29, 2009.

ACYCP Announces National Certification Program

The Association for Child and Youth Care Practice announces the establishment of the national professional child and youth care (CYC-P) credential.  The program will be available after March 1, 2008.  The national certification program is an effort by CYC practitioners to increase quality standards for the child and field in the United States.  This effort is expected to increase the effectiveness and safety of programs serving children, youth, and families nationally. 

ACYCP has been an advocate for child and youth care certification for decades.  Over the past 7 years, it has sponsored the North American Certification Project (NACP).  During the pilot phase of this project, almost 800 professionals participated in competency testing.  Over 200 became certified as child and youth care professionals (CYC-P).

In August 2007, the Child & Youth Care Certification Board, Inc. was founded to manage, develop, and facilitate the certification of child and youth care workers.

The Child & Youth Care Certification Board Receives Award

On July 2, 2008, the National Staff Development and Training Association (NSDTA) announced that the Child & Youth Care Certification Board, Inc. was awarded the 2008 NSTDA Quality Improvement Award. NSDTA is the training affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA). ACYCP is proud to be a sponsor of CYCCB and is equal proud of its members involvement in this certification project.  Way to Go!

 Please see the press release for further details.