Critical Issues in Current CYC Practice

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

1. An understanding of risk, protective and resiliency factors in the lives of children and youth in general with specific reference to:
   • Ethnicity and culture
   • Gender differences
   • Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
   • Poverty
2. Knowledge of current risk issues in the lives of children and youth such as:
   • Pregnancy
   • Depression
   • HIV/AIDS
   • Homelessness
3. Contributions of  risk research to the design of successful interventions
4. A beginning understanding of assessment and intervention in areas such as:
   • Emotional and behavioural disorders
   • Autistic spectrum disorders
   • Schizophrenia
   • Depression
   • Suicide
   • Youth violence
5. Family counselling models, including:
   • Multigenerational Family Therapy
   • Structural Family Therapy
   • Strategic Family Therapy
   • Conjoint Family Therapy
6. Expressive therapies, including:
   • Play therapy
7. Policies and regulations affecting specific areas of CYC practice have an impact on the lives of children and youth at risk
   • Duty to report
   • Parental rights/children’s rights in policy and legislation
   • Responsibilities of CYC practitioner in a variety of child and youth care settings
8. Integration of knowledge of theory, knowledge of self and current generic practice in the development of a personal theory of CYC counselling.