Response #2

Hi Clara,

My name is Ashleigh Martinflatt and I am an instructor in the Child & Youth Care First Nations program.  I was notified that you have submitted your application for the program starting in September of 2011.  I just wanted to introduce myself, see if you had any questions regarding the program and let you know that we are doing early admissions.  So if you can get your entire application package in we will be able to consider you for our program.  Feel free to ask as many questions as you want and I look forward to meeting you!

Ashleigh

Ashleigh Martinflatt

Vancouver Island University

Response

Hello Clara

Thanks for your email.

We need English 12 with at least a C and Communications does not count for that. So, you have a few choices. You must have completed English 12 or one of the options below before you will be able to start CYC. You can complete English 12 through Learn at Home via your school district:
http://schools.sd68.bc.ca/lah/index.htm

OR you can do it through upgrading here on campus, but you cannot take it while starting CYC. You could apply to take English 067 here for September (apply in mid July in person at Nanaimo campus) and you could apply to take general university courses in Spring semester if you wanted to – these would count as general electives in the CYC program.

OR you can write the LPI exam which counts as the same as English 12. This is an exam you must register for online at least 2 weeks before writing it. You can purchase the study guide (you will want to do that) either through our bookstore on campus or through LPI. You register to write the exam through LPI though you actually write it on our Nanaimo campus. LPI is not a Vancouver Island University program, but they use space here for people to write it. Here is a link to the program info. You must register at least 2 weeks prior to when you want to write the LPI: http://www.ubc.lpi/.

Have you applied yet to CYC Diploma? If not, then applications are no longer being accepted for this September start anyway.

I hope this info is clear. You are also welcome to arrange a meeting with any advisor on campus. And an advisor is coming to Dover Bay school – you can meet with that advisor – in May. Ask your school counsellor to make that appointment. Talking about this in person is usually best, so you can be very clear on your next steps and how to take them.


Lorna Millard
Coordinator
Advising Centre
Vancouver Island University
Telephone: (250) 740-6410
www.viu.ca/advising

Business Letter

    My name is Clara Bob; I am from Nanoose First Nations. I am currently finishing up my gr. 12 year here at Dover Bay Secondary. I am writing regarding the CYC course offered from your campus.

   I have family who has completed the CYC course, and I have had a passion to work with youth for quite a while. My last employer also gave me the idea about actually getting a career in a job I would enjoy.

   This year I have taken Communications.12 in place of English 12. Last year I have completed English 11. I have looked at the qualifications to be accepted, and English 12 is mandatory. Is it possible that Communications 12 is an equivalent to English 12? If not would I be able to complete my English 12 while attending CYC, if that is viable.

   I appreciate the time taken to read my concerns, and am looking forward to starting post secondary.

Yours Respectfully,

Clara Bob

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To be working in a facility, you are not expected to wear a certain type of clothing/style or anything like that,


You can dress like yourself, knowing obviously that it is appropriate. It is good to be yourself, to help the youth be comfortable being around you. Nobody is judged when applying for a job in this field as to what you’re wearing, but to how and why you want to help these people, they look at what you have to offer to improve the patient’s lives. Everyone is to be treated with respect, regardless of what’s going on. At work you are to be acting as a friend, but not only that a Professional. Keeping in mind, you are there trying to help them better themselves, and to learn different ways to cope with problems/triggers/temptations, when they get out of treatment. Even when you’re not at work you are expected to live a clean and sober life, because who would want to listen to someone hypocritical telling you not to do one thing, and then doing it themselves.


You can't help others before you can help yourself.