Our History
The professional association of Child Care Workers was incorporated on August 1, 1969, as the Child Care Workers Association of Ontario (CCWAO). With the development of standardized training programs in community colleges, degree programs, a professional journal, and provincial and national conferences, the profession expanded rapidly throughout Ontario. The role of the CYC also expanded well beyond the traditional residential worker in psychiatric facilities for children and adolescents. With these new roles and status came a new name the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors and the OACYC was officially born. Please click here to read more.
