Advanced Diploma Child and Youth Care (B992)
Course Overview
This program prepares graduates to engage therapeutically with children, youth, and their families facing complex challenges. Students learn to build strong, trusting relationships that leverage clients' strengths to foster positive development and facilitate meaningful change. The curriculum focuses on supporting individuals impacted by mental health, trauma, systemic barriers, and involvement with the justice system.
Key Program Highlights
- Develop therapeutic relationships using a relational, strengths-based approach
- Support children, youth, and families navigating mental health, trauma, and systemic challenges
- Learn to intervene effectively within clients' everyday lives and communities
- Gain skills to promote optimal development and facilitate positive change
- Prepare for work with diverse clients, including those involved in the justice system
Course Overview
This program prepares graduates to engage therapeutically with children, youth, and their families facing complex challenges. Students learn to build strong, trusting relationships that leverage clients' strengths to foster positive development and facilitate meaningful change. The curriculum focuses on supporting individuals impacted by mental health, trauma, systemic barriers, and involvement with the justice system.
Key Program Highlights
- Develop therapeutic relationships using a relational, strengths-based approach
- Support children, youth, and families navigating mental health, trauma, and systemic challenges
- Learn to intervene effectively within clients' everyday lives and communities
- Gain skills to promote optimal development and facilitate positive change
- Prepare for work with diverse clients, including those involved in the justice system
Requirements
Modules
- Developmental Psychology
- The Child And Youth Worker As A Professional
- Activities With Children I
- Reflective Child And Youth Care Practice
- Basic Psychology
- Child Care Techniques I
- Introduction To Treatment
- Diversity In Cyc Practice
- Abnormal Psychology
- Relational And Developmental Practice
- Field Experience I
- Child Care Techniques Ii
- Family Dynamics
- Youth Justice
- Observation Skills And Reporting
- Counselling Process, Progress & Evaluation
- Personality Psychology
- Activities With Children Ii
- Ethics And Practice In Crisis Intervention
- Health And Wellness For Child And Youth Care
- Field Experience Ii
- Family Based Intervention
- Children & Youth With Exceptionalities
- Adolescent Issues & Intervention
- Child And Adolescent Mental Health And Intervention
- Individual Growth And The Group Process
- Child Care Techniques Iii
- Learning Theory And Behavioural Change
- Pharmacology
- Field Experience Iii
