Serving Ohio's Child & Youth Care Professionals since 1977
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A BIG THANK YOU to our friends at Ohio MENTOR and Sequel-Pomegranate for their sponsorship of this year’s conference!
If you or your agency wishes to join these agencies, please go to our Sponsorship page!
Way to go, Ohio MENTOR and Sequel-Pomegranate, again, thank you for your support of Ohio’s Child and Youth Care Professionals!
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The Ohio Association of Child and Youth Care Professionals Annual Conference will be held on March 20 and 21, 2019 at Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio on the beautiful southern shores of Lake Erie!
More details soon!
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Keynote Presenter: Don Bartlette, Ph.D.
“Macaroni at Midnight”: How one person in a traumatized child’s life can make all the difference!
Join us in hearing internationally recognized speaker and social activist, Dr. Don Bartlette, share his autobiographical story of inspiration and hope despite adversity. He travels across North American and other countries to share his story of perseverance and the power of intervention by one adult who cares. “Macaroni at Midnight” chronicles his life as a Native American child growing up in the face of disability, poverty, rejection by his community, family and school violence, racism, abuse, and family alcoholism. He has been featured on radio and television programs, including Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson. His story has been portrayed in a stage drama, book, and song. Dr. Bartlette is a married father of eight children.
Despite his lack of formal elementary education and being unable to speak until adolescence due to a severe cleft palate, Dr. Bartlette went on to graduate valedictorian of his high school, earn his B.A. in Social Work and Philosophy, M.Ed. in Counseling, and Ph.D. in Education. Dr. Bartlette is a former social worker, counselor, school superintendent and educator with over 40 years of experience working with at-risk youth through city, county, state, and national organizations.
This year’s conference will be on March 28, 2018 and March 29, 2018. Dr. Bartlette will be presenting on March 28, 2018.
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At our Annual Meeting in March, 2017, new officers of the Board of Directors were elected. The following individuals have been elected to the OACYCP Board of Directors:
Desiree Morrison, President
Corrie Rafferty, Vice President
Anthony Rodgers, Treasurer
Dale Curry, Secretary
Joel Haberland, Immediate-past President
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The Child and Youth Care Certification Board (CYCCB) has a new Certification Workbook available through their website for $30.00, including shipping and handling. Check it out https://cyccb.org/preparation-manual/ .
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Please check out Tom Woll’s article on Youth Care. Tom is a longtime member and supporter of the Ohio Association of Child and Youth Care and professional certification for direct care workers. Great article for both workers and administrators!
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You can now pay your OACYCP Membership on-line using PayPal 
Please check out our Membership page!
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The Steve Plottner Award for Leadership in Child Welfare honors a person who demonstrates leadership for children, families, and the direct care workforce of the Ohio child welfare system. The award is named after Steve Plotter, one of Ohio’s most influential child welfare leaders.
Steve was a leader on many fronts. He was an officer on the Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies (OACCA) Board of Directors and chaired the Residential Center and Group Home Committee for many years. In these roles, he led OACCA’s advocacy efforts on child welfare outcomes and licensing standards, the direct care workforce, and the rights of children involved in the child welfare and developmental disability systems. For twenty-one years, Steve was a leader of the Ohio Association of Child and Youth Care Professionals (OACYCP). In the roles of Board member, Vice President, and President, he led efforts to enhance and professionalize the field of child and youth care. Following a two-decade tenure with LHS Family and Youth Service, he became the organization’s chief executive and led agency-wide innovations to adapt LHS the changing health care and child welfare marketplace.
Please fill out this form, print, and email it to info@helpingohiokids.org by 3/2/2018. Or you can complete it on line at OACCA.org.
Criteria:
– The nominee is a leader in the Ohio child welfare system
– The nominee is an advocate for children in need of residential care and providers of residential care
– The nominee made outstanding contributions to the field of residential care