The School of Child and Youth Care offers a Minor in Child and Youth Services which should be of interest to students in related fields such as Social Work, Nutrition and Food, Nursing, Disability Studies, Early Childhood Studies, Criminology, Psychology, Arts and Contemporary Studies and Sociology.
The focus of the Minor is on understanding and promoting the rights and participation of children and youth through inclusive practice and advocacy. Students will be exposed to a variety of practice methods which may be incorporated into their own discipline.
The School of Child and Youth Care offers a full-time four-year degree program in Child and Youth Care, as well as a full- and part-time Direct Entry two-year degree program for graduates of the Child and Youth Work Diploma programs.
The Child and Youth Services Minor is not available to Child and Youth Care program students.
To receive the Minor, a student must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:
Required courses (2):
| CYC 101 |
Intro to Child and Youth Care |
| CYC 401 |
Theories of Change for Children and Youth |
Plus four (4) of the following:
| CYC 201* |
Child Abuse and Neglect |
| CYC 302* |
Therapeutic Recreational Programming |
| CYC 402* |
Group Work with Children and Youth |
| CYC 505 |
Management in Human Service Organizations |
| CYC 602 |
Children's Rights |
| CYC 605 |
Advanced Therapeutic Interventions |
| CYC 702 |
Ecological Perspectives in CYC |
| CYC 800 |
Intensive In-Home Family Support |
| CYC 801 |
Psycho-Educational Support |
| CYC 802 |
Incident Response with Children and Youth |
| CYC 803 |
Advocacy in Child and Youth Services |
| CYC 804 |
Integrated Case Management |
| CYC 805 |
Special Issues: Program Development |
| CYC 807 |
Advanced Group Work |
* A maximum of two of CYC 201, CYC 302, or CYC 402 are allowed.
