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"Yes, I am a member of the OACYC, and I sit on a couple committees. I am on the legislation and the membership committees. I think it's important because they're getting very close to becoming a legislated profession, which people have debated about but I think at the end of the day it's an important thing to become a legislated profession."

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Bartimaeus Inc. is a unique organization that contracts experienced frontline practitioners to go into schools, hospitals, group homes, etc. to offer specialized behavioural support.

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"It's a difficult position to stay in for 4 years in one spot. It's really not that kind of field in my mind. People do it because they can get trapped. [..] So that's really what the big thing is, self-care and knowing when to use your connections or contacts to look into other opportunities, if where you're working is just not going to last long term kind of thing."

- Luke

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"My advice would be to get a variety of placements. I don't know if this was Humber or Sheridan but you used to have to do [a] school [one], a residential [one, and] a community [one] or whatever. I would get a full range and then do really well at all of them, and then you have contacts at three different places."

- Luke

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Caring for People...Everyday

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Recorded with Luke Carty on November 26th, 2020

Luke is extremely knowledgable! His father founded Bartimaeus Inc., and Luke worked his way up (graduating from Humber's CYC program) to actually create his own sister company. He has an immense amount of experience in all aspects of the field.

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“The CYC field is not yet in the international development agenda, it is still a local entity for now. However, there are ongoing discussions and some works in some part of the world like the UK.”

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“The CYC field is not yet in the international development agenda, it is still a local entity for now. However, there are ongoing discussions and some works in some part of the world like the UK.”

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- Luke

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Specialized Behavioural Support Services (Nova Scotia)

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Specialized Behavioural Support Services (Nova Scotia)

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"We currently have a contract with northern Québec where we provide support services in like a fly in fly out indigenous community, so that's a pretty specific service where you would go for six weeks at a time..."

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"We currently have a contract with northern Québec where we provide support services in like a fly in fly out indigenous community, so that's a pretty specific service where you would go for six weeks at a time..."

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- Luke

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"So we really are a third party contracted service that can be really flexible... go into schools, go into group homes, go into family homes. We do a lot of work in hospitals in certain sectors managing behaviours of patients..."

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"So we really are a third party contracted service that can be really flexible... go into schools, go into group homes, go into family homes. We do a lot of work in hospitals in certain sectors managing behaviours of patients..."

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- Luke

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Azeezat:

1.    Description of the agency or organization.

2.    Description of the specific program – goals and function ... how does it work?

3.    Description of the client group.

4.    Role of the CYC within the agency.

5.    Specific job description of the person you are interviewing.

6.     Academic qualifications of your contact.

7.    Are they a member of OACYC? Why? Why not?

Lindsey:

8.    What are the minimum requirements for hiring CYC professionals in their agency?

9.    Salary is a personal issue – so do not ask their personal salary – rather ask what is the salary range for CYCs within the agency.

10.    What advice would you give a CYCP whose English is their language

11.    Career path of the person you are interviewing

12.    Ask contact to describe their first CYC job in more detail.

13.    How have internships impacted their career advancement?

Jenny:

14.    Describe the benefits and challenges of your current job / or the CYC field.

15.    What trends do they see in the Child and Youth Care profession?

16.    How has COVID-19 affected their practice? How have they adapted to those challenges?

17.    What advice would you give us as upcoming CYCPs

18.    What are the prospects like for new graduates? We see they ask for experience in most job adverts up to five years

19.    What is most fascinating about your job/field

20.  What type of growth and development is there for a cyc, job wise?

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"We pride ourselves on managing the cases and working with the people that everyone else has started giving up on or that other people didn't have the resources to manage."

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"We pride ourselves on managing the cases and working with the people that everyone else has started giving up on or that other people didn't have the resources to manage."

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- Luke

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"If English is your second language...Toronto is a very diverse place so it can be a strength because you'll be able to work in certain communities based on speaking a different first language."

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"If English is your second language...Toronto is a very diverse place so it can be a strength because you'll be able to work in certain communities based on speaking a different first language."

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- Luke

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Hi Luke,

It was so nice to virtually meet you! We are so lucky to have a Humber alumni and former lecturer to help us. Thank you again for taking the time to speak with us about your experience in Child and Youth Care. After your detailed explanation, we have a clear view of the career path of CYC and the beauty of this field. Your insight that people will connect more closely after the COVID-19 really inspired us. You definitely confirmed that it is the field that we want to work in! Likewise, your advice will be invaluable for our future career development.

As part of our assignment, we are required to include a visual display of the agency. We were wondering if you might kindly be able to share with us anything relevant, such as electronic copies of brochures, posters or copies of annual report.

I look forward to staying in touch as I continue to emerge as a young professional. Thank you again for your time and your support of the Humber program and the profession.

Cheers,

Lindsey Lu