The Canadian Alliance of Life Skills Coaches & Associations

General Meeting Minutes - MAY 6, 7, 8, 1994

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

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It took us a day of hard slugging to think our way through to the following mission statement. While it looks simple, we were conscious of wanting to represent a number of different situations using and delivering Life Skills. Your feedback will be valuable and welcome.

CALSCA Mission Statement

The Canadian Alliance of Life Skills Coaches and Associations is committed to the belief that all individuals are entitled to learn the Life Skills necessary for personal and social development. We support and promote professional excellence in Life Skills Coaching - Personally, Regionally and Nationally.

*The following summary deals with the structural issues discussed in Saskatoon. It will be necessary to incorporate if we are to access gov't funding. A board or council would be guided by a constitution or a set of by-laws.

ORIGINAL STRUCTURE; CALSCA BOARD
- should be inclusive and developmental
- - should establish short term goals

This produced the following capsulized vision of a potential mandate for CALSCA:

ACCREDITATION SUMMARY

We talked a great deal about accreditation and each province summarized their progress to date. The following are short term goals around this issue.

1. Liaison with provincial associations. Facilitate info sharing between accrediting bodies, provide updates and new information or topics that need to be covered.
2. Records
   1. Establish resource names and keep in touch with regions as to their processes.
   2. National recognition of coaches in the regionally accepted models would be valuable for inter-provincial job search efforts.
   3. Maintain registry of individual achievers of registered accreditation.
3. Agree on the form of accreditation we support. Is there a set of criteria for an acceptable accreditation process (or a minimum at least)?
4. Assist provinces who are developing accreditation processes for the first time.

OUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES WERE FELT TO BE MOST IMPORTANT AND WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THREE MECHANISMS:

1. NEWSLETTER - Sue (Editor)

   Dates for Publication:June 30th, Oct. 30th, Jan. 30th and Apr. 30th

   Prices:$10.00 - individual $20.00 - organization

   Advertising: Conference news is free if it is anecdotal.
   (Advertising does not reflect the view of CALSCA).
   Business cards may be used to advertise - rates next issue.

2. MEETING FOR 1995

   In order to encourage Manitoba to be part of this exciting movement, we decided to hold the next national meeting in May of 1995 in Manitoba, probably near to Winnipeg (Note: Dorothy, Sue, Paul and Don are already making plans to drive there).
   Dori Britski, the gal in Saskatoon, will be the contact person for that. Rod, the Paynter, will be the flyer (i.e. making one).

3. NATIONAL CONFERENCE:
   • 1996 or 97. i.e. 30 years from the beginning of LS.
   • Saskatchewan members will contact pioneer coaches and verify date and site: Was it Prince Albert???
   • All associations and coaches should start mentioning it wherever groups are gathered.

   GOAL: Representation from all provinces and territories.

Would you like to assist in distribution of the brochure for the national conference? Would you like to be a contact person for your area? Let me know and I'll pass it on to Dori.

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