Course

Introduction to Practice for Child and Youth Care Counsellors

Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Department
Child and Youth Care
Course code
CYCC 1141
Credits
3.00
Semester length
Flexible delivery ranging over 2 to 15 weeks
Max class size
30
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Course designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course provides an overview of the history and substance of North American based child and youth care practice.


Course content

The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:

  • Child and youth care practitioners support children, youth, families and communities in culturally appropriate ways, in a broad range of settings.
  • Reflection on self are integral to effective child and youth care practice and on-going personal and professional development.
  • The process of growth in the lives of children and youth occurs with support, encouragement, planning, discussions, action and evaluation.
Learning activities
  • Lecture
  • Discussions
  • Field Visits
  • Collaborative Learning
Means of assessment

This course will conform to Douglas College policy regarding the number and weighting of evaluations. Typical means of evaluation would include a combination of:

  • Research Essays and Reports
  • Field Research
  • Participation
  • Attendance
  • Examinations

This is a letter graded course.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Describe the five competencies of professional Child and Youth Care practice.
  2. Describe human interaction, demonstrating awareness of cultural context and individual bias.
  3. Demonstrate self-awareness and impact of own values on practice.
  4. Collect, analyze, and present information professionally in oral and written form (APA 6th Ed.).
Textbook materials

T.B.A.

Other texts and materials as assigned.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Enrolment  in CYCC Program or permission of Coordinator

Corequisites

Courses listed here must be completed either prior to or simultaneously with this course:

  • No corequisite courses

Equivalencies

Students who have taken CFCS 1160 or CYCC 1142 or CFCS 1142 will not receive additional credit for CYCC 1141. 

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer details for CYCC 1141
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) No credit
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) UFV CYC 101 (3)
University of Victoria (UVIC) UVIC CYC 1XX (1.5)

Course Offerings

Winter 2025