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General Information

Full Name
Gabrielle Simone Fischer-Aubé
Common Name
Registration Number
40896
Registration Status
Suspended
Member Join Date
10/25/2012
Class of Certificate of Registration
General

Registration History

Start DateEnd DateRegistration ClassRegistration Status
2/20/2024 GeneralSuspendedBy Order of Committee
11/4/20192/19/2024GeneralGood Standing 
2/23/201911/3/2019GeneralSuspendedNon-payment of Fees or Penalties

Terms, Conditions, & Limitations

Effective February 20, 2024, by Order of the Discipline Committee:
  1. Prior to the Member commencing or resuming employment as an RECE or engaging in the practice of early childhood education, as defined in section 2 of the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, the Member, at her own expense, will arrange a mentoring relationship with a Mentor, who:
    1. is an RECE in good standing with the College,
    2. is employed in a supervisory position,
    3. has never been found guilty of professional misconduct and/or incompetence by the Discipline Committee of the College,
    4. is not currently found to be incapacitated by the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College,
    5. is not currently the subject of allegations referred to the Discipline Committee or the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College, and
    6. is pre-approved by the Director. In order to pre-approve the Mentor, the Member will provide the Director with all requested information, including (but not limited to) the name, registration number, telephone number, address and résumé of the Mentor.
  2. The Member will provide the Mentor with a copy of the following documents within 14 days of being notified that the Mentor has been approved by the Director, or within 14 days after the release of such documents, whichever is earliest:
    1. the Panel’s Order,
    2. the Agreed Statement of Facts,
    3. the Joint Submission on Penalty and Costs, and
    4. the Panel’s Decision and Reasons.
  3. The Member will meet with the Mentor at least every 2 weeks after the Mentor has been approved by the Director to discuss the following subjects:
    1. review of the College’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice,
    2. the acts or omissions by the Member, which resulted in the Discipline Committee finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct,
    3. the potential consequences of the misconduct to the parents/children affected, and to the Member’s colleagues, profession and self,
    4. strategies for preventing the misconduct from recurring, and
    5. the Member’s daily practice and any issues that arise, to ensure that she is meeting the College’s Standards of Practice (without disclosing personal or identifying information about any of the children under the Member’s care, or clients of her employer(s)).
  4. The Member will complete a minimum of 2 mentorship sessions to the satisfaction of the Director prior to commencing or resuming employment as an RECE or engaging in the practice of early childhood education, as defined in section 2 of the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007.
  5. After a minimum of five sessions, the Member can seek the Director’s permission to stop participating in the mentorship sessions by providing the Director with a report by the Mentor that sets out the following:
    1. the dates the Member attended the sessions with the Mentor,
    2. that the Mentor received a copy of the documents referred to in paragraph (b),
    3. that the Mentor reviewed the documents set out in paragraph (b) and discussed the subjects set out in paragraph (c) with the Member, and
    4. the Mentor’s assessment of the Member’s insight into her behaviour.
  6. All documents delivered by the Member to the College or the Mentor will be delivered by email, registered mail or courier, and the Member will retain proof of delivery.
  1. The Member will continue receiving treatment and/or counselling regularly from a family physician, psychotherapist, psychologist or psychiatrist of her choice (the “mental health practitioner”) at the frequency considered necessary by the mental health practitioner, but in any event not less than twice in the first three months, and then once every three months, for a period of at least 9 months from the date of this Order.
  2. The Member will provide the mental health practitioner referred to in paragraph (g) a copy of the documents set out in paragraph (b), within 14 days of this Order, or within 14 days after the release of such documents, whichever is earliest.
  3. After a period of 3 months, the Member will provide the Director with a report from the mental health practitioner, setting out:
    1. the dates of the Member’s treatment and/or counselling;
    2. the treatment and/or counselling provided to the Member;
    3. any recommendations regarding future treatment and/or counselling;
    4. whether the Member has been complying with all the treatment and/or counseling recommendations made by the mental health practitioner; and
    5. any other information the mental health practitioner considers relevant.
  4. The Member is prohibited from returning to practice as an RECE until the Director has received a report, satisfactory to the Director, from the mental health practitioner that the Member has attended treatment and/or counselling with them for at least 3 months and that in their opinion the Member can practise safely and ethically return to practice as an RECE.
  5. After the suspension in section 2 above ends, for a period of 6 months, the Member will only practise as an RECE in a setting or settings, approved by the Director in writing and where a workplace monitor(s) (the “Monitor”) approved by the Director is available to monitor the Member’s practice.
  6. The Member will only practise within the scope of an RECE, as defined by section 2 of the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, after arranging a monitoring relationship with a Monitor, who:
    1. is an RECE in good standing with the College or a Member of another regulated profession in good standing with their regulatory body;
    2. is employed in a supervisory position;
    3. has never been found guilty of professional misconduct and/or incompetence by the Discipline Committee of the College or their regulatory body;
    4. is not currently found to be incapacitated by the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College or their regulatory body;
    5. is not currently the subject of allegations referred to the Discipline Committee or the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College or their regulatory body; and
    6. is pre-approved by the Director. In order to pre-approve the Monitor, the Member will provide the Director with:
      1. all requested information, including (but not limited to) the name, registration number, telephone number, address and résumé of the Monitor;
      2. a written confirmation by the Monitor that the Monitor received a copy of this Order;
      3. the Monitor’s written agreement that:
        1. the Monitor shall, for the duration of the monitoring relationship, be physically present at the workplace when the Member is practising as an RECE. On days that the Monitor is not physically present at the workplace, the Monitor will designate a suitable substitute to monitor the Member.
        2. the Monitor will co-operate with the College, including by providing the College with any information that it requires to ensure that the Member is complying with the workplace monitoring sections of this Order and agreeing to notify the Director immediately, in writing, if the Monitor believes that the Member may have committed an act or omission which may constitute professional misconduct.
  7. The Member shall advise the Director, in writing, if:
    1. the monitoring relationship between the Member and the pre-approved Monitor has ended;
    2. the Monitor is unable to personally monitor the Member for a consecutive period of over 30 days;
    3. the Monitor wishes to end the monitoring relationship; and/or
    4. the Member wishes to end the monitoring relationship with the pre-approved Monitor and enter into a monitoring relationship with a new Monitor.
  8. If one of the conditions of the monitoring relationship with the Monitor is not met, the Monitor’s agreement will no longer be in effect and the Member must cease practising until another Monitor is approved by the Director.
  9. Within 14 days of commencing or resuming employment as an RECE, the Member will ensure that the Director is notified of the name, address and telephone number of all employers.
  10. The College may require proof of compliance with any of the terms in this Order at any time.

Special Notices

On February 20, 2024, the Discipline Committee of the College of Early Childhood Educators found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee found that the Member had committed several acts of professional misconduct, including failing to supervise adequately a person who was under her professional supervision; failing to maintain the standards of the profession; acting or failing to act in a manner that, having regard to the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional; and conducting herself in a manner that is unbecoming a member.

The Committee directed the Registrar to suspend the Member’s certificate of registration for at least three months and to impose terms, conditions and limitations on the Member’s certificate of registration. The Committee also required the Member to appear before it to be reprimanded and ordered the Member to pay costs to the College in the amount of $1,000.

Discipline Decision

 

Documents

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