Advanced Diploma in Child and Youth Care (CYCA)
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
CAD 8,950 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* *international fall semester fee / international winter and summer semester fee: $7,886 | domestic fall semester fee: $2,128 / domestic winter and summer semester fee: $1,796
Introduction
Better the lives of others with a career as a child and youth worker
Practice your skills in our interactive simulation labs. Cutting-edge community placements. Graduate job-ready or pursue further studies.
Learn to work with children and youth who exhibit social, emotional, and behavioral challenges that may be associated with mental health, cognitive and neurodevelopmental issues, socioeconomic factors, trauma and abuse, and involvement with the justice system. Child and Youth Care practitioners engage with at-risk children, youth, and their families in a variety of settings as they navigate these challenges and build on strengths and capacities to facilitate positive changes. Students explore, practice, and implement a variety of evidence-informed therapeutic prevention and intervention strategies that are based on an understanding of risk and resiliency, the ecological perspective, relational practice, human development, family systems, equity and inclusion, and exceptionalities. We emphasize experiential interactive learning, community service, and opportunities for social innovation, entrepreneurship, and change-making.
Accelerated delivery option
We also offer an accelerated delivery format for this program:
- Complete the program in 16 consecutive months
- Studies begin in September, with graduation projected for December of the following academic year
- Apply if you have previous postsecondary education – such as a degree or diploma – from an accredited university or college in the areas of human services, education, interdisciplinary studies, social sciences, psychology, or sociology
Note: Use the major CYAC when applying to the accelerated program through OCAS.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Postsecondary education is an investment in your future. We know many students find it tough to make ends meet, which is why we offer so many options to help you pay your way to graduation.
Georgian offers awards, scholarships, and bursaries to students of all walks of life — domestic, international, and Indigenous, full-time and part-time, first years, upcoming graduates, and everyone in between. You can afford this!
Curriculum
Semester 1
Program Courses
- CYWK 1007 Child and Youth Care 1
- CYWK 1015 Child and Adolescent Development
- HUMN 1008 Success in Human Services and Beyond
- HUMN 2004 Interpersonal Skills
Communications Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration.
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Semester 2
Program Courses
- CYWK 1009 Therapeutic Programming and Activities
- CYWK 1014 Interactive Lab 1 – Relational Practice
- CYWK 1016 Child and Youth Care 2
- CYWK 2001 Ethics and Professionalism in CYC
Communications Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration.
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Semester 3
Program Courses
- CYWK 2006 Family Systems and Interventions
- CYWK 2009 Sex, Drugs, and Youth Culture
- CYWK 2010 Mental Health and Interventions
- CYWK 2020 Field Placement Seminar 1
- HUMN 1007 Information Ecosystems for Human Services
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Field Placement
- CYWK 2012 Field Placement 1 - Education/Community
Semester 4
Program Courses
- CYWK 2002 Social Welfare, Community and Social Services
- CYWK 2004 Equity and Inclusion in CYC Professional Practice
- CYWK 2021 Group Facilitation Theory and Techniques
- CYWK 2022 Crisis Intervention in CYC
- CYWK 2023 Field Placement Seminar 2
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Field Placement
- CYWK 2015 Field Placement 2 - Education/Community
Semester 5
Program Courses
- CYWK 2003 Leadership and Management in Human Services
- CYWK 3011 Mental Health and Medications in CYC
- CYWK 3017 Field Placement Seminar 3
- CYWK 3023 Advocacy in CYC
- CYWK 3027Behaviour Interventions
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Field Placement
- CYWK 3012 Field Placement 3 - Agency/Community
Semester 6
Program Courses
- CYWK 3018 Preparing for Your Career
- CYWK 3024 Trauma and Abuse
- CYWK 3025 Holistic Health and Wellness
- ENTR 1004 Social Entrepreneurship
Field Placement
- CYWK 3026 Field Placement 4 – Agency/Community
Program Tracking - accelerated stream
- Students admitted into the accelerated stream use the program code CYAC and will begin their program of studies in Semester 3
Semester 3
Program Courses
- CYWK 1007 Child and Youth Care 1
- CYWK 1015 Child and Adolescent Development
- CYWK 2006 Family Systems and Interventions
- CYWK 2009 Sex, Drugs, and Youth Culture
- CYWK 2010 Mental Health and Interventions
- CYWK 3027 Behaviour Interventions
Semester 4
Program Courses
- CYWK 1014 Interactive Lab 1 – Relational Practice
- CYWK 2021 Group Facilitation Theory and Techniques
- CYWK 2022 Crisis Intervention in CYC
- CYWK 2023 Field Placement Seminar 2
- CYWK 3024 Trauma and Abuse
- CYWK 3025 Holistic Health and Wellness
Field Placement
- CYWK 2015 Field Placement 2 - Education/Community
Semester 5
Program Courses
- CYWK 1016 Child and Youth Care 2
- CYWK 1009 Therapeutic Programming and Activities
- CYWK 2001 Ethics and Professionalism in CYC
- CYWK 3018 Preparing for Your Career
Field Placement
- CYWK 3026 Field Placement 4 – Agency/Community
Semester 6
Program Courses
- CYWK 2003 Leadership and Management in Human Services
- CYWK 3011 Mental Health and Medications in CYC
- CYWK 3017 Field Placement Seminar 3
- CYWK 3023 Advocacy in CYC
- ENTR 1004 Social Entrepreneurship
Field Placement
- CYWK 3012 Field Placement 3 - Agency/Community
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Child and Youth Care practitioners engage and work with children, youth, and their families across a wide variety of settings including:
- public and private schools
- group homes
- residential centers
- foster care agencies
- day and live-in treatment programs
- youth detention centers
- Community-based child and youth development programs
- early intervention programs
- recreational programs
- psychiatric centers
- rehabilitation programs
- pediatric health care centers within hospitals
- home-based care, respite and treatment
- private practice