Child and Youth Care Program Overview
Child and Youth Care practitioners are specialists in facilitating change in children, youth and young adults who are experiencing a range of social, emotional and/or behavioural challenges.
Children and youth respond to the impact of change, stress, loss, poverty, violence, abuse and neglect with a range of emotions and behaviours including confusion, anger, withdrawal, aggression, hopelessness, violence, and suicide. Many of the children or youth experience numerous challenges and may have a variety of diagnoses.
Child and Youth Care practitioners are a valuable resource to children, youth and their families in this process. They commit themselves to understanding and interacting in therapeutic relationships with these children, youth, and their families.
Children and youth respond to the impact of change, stress, loss, poverty, violence, abuse and neglect with a range of emotions and behaviours including confusion, anger, withdrawal, aggression, hopelessness, violence, and suicide. Many of the children or youth experience numerous challenges and may have a variety of diagnoses.
Child and Youth Care practitioners are a valuable resource to children, youth and their families in this process. They commit themselves to understanding and interacting in therapeutic relationships with these children, youth, and their families.
Courses completed:
CAYW 110 Therapeutic Activities
CAYW 111 Child Development
CAYW 113 Relational Child and Youth Care
CAYW 114 The Self in Child and Youth Care
CAYW 1015 Introduction to Working With Children, Youth and Families
COMM 61 Communications I
GENE General Education Course
CAYW 120 Interviewing and Counselling
CAYW 121 Adolescent and Young Adult Development
CAYW 122 Behavioural Interventions
CAYW 124 Therapeutic Milieu
CAYW 125 Preparation for Field and Professional Practice
CAYW 112 Child and Adolescent Abuse
GENE General Education Course
CAYW 210 Psychological Theory and Practice
CAYW 214 Group Dynamics and Facilitation
CAYW 215 Ethics and Practice in Crisis Intervention
CAYW 1017 Community Field Placement I
CAYW 1018 Community Field Placement Seminar
CAYW 211 Creative Therapeutic Interventions
COMM 11 Clinical Documentation
FAMI 65 Family Based Practices
CAYW 1019 Community Field Placement II
CAYW 1020 Community Field Placement Seminar
CAYW 310 Addictions and Psychopharmacology
CAYW 311 Child and Adolescent Mental Health
CAYW 314 Advocacy and Activism
CAYW 1021 Community Field Placement III
CAYW 1022 Community Field Placement Seminar
CAYW 315 Children, Youth and the Law
CAYW 225 Human Sexuality
GENE 123 Social Change
CAYW 1023 Community Field Placement IV
CAYW 1024 Community Field Placement Seminar IV
CAYW 111 Child Development
CAYW 113 Relational Child and Youth Care
CAYW 114 The Self in Child and Youth Care
CAYW 1015 Introduction to Working With Children, Youth and Families
COMM 61 Communications I
GENE General Education Course
CAYW 120 Interviewing and Counselling
CAYW 121 Adolescent and Young Adult Development
CAYW 122 Behavioural Interventions
CAYW 124 Therapeutic Milieu
CAYW 125 Preparation for Field and Professional Practice
CAYW 112 Child and Adolescent Abuse
GENE General Education Course
CAYW 210 Psychological Theory and Practice
CAYW 214 Group Dynamics and Facilitation
CAYW 215 Ethics and Practice in Crisis Intervention
CAYW 1017 Community Field Placement I
CAYW 1018 Community Field Placement Seminar
CAYW 211 Creative Therapeutic Interventions
COMM 11 Clinical Documentation
FAMI 65 Family Based Practices
CAYW 1019 Community Field Placement II
CAYW 1020 Community Field Placement Seminar
CAYW 310 Addictions and Psychopharmacology
CAYW 311 Child and Adolescent Mental Health
CAYW 314 Advocacy and Activism
CAYW 1021 Community Field Placement III
CAYW 1022 Community Field Placement Seminar
CAYW 315 Children, Youth and the Law
CAYW 225 Human Sexuality
GENE 123 Social Change
CAYW 1023 Community Field Placement IV
CAYW 1024 Community Field Placement Seminar IV