Child and Youth Care (Year 1) (Full - Time)
Description
OVERVIEW
Turn your passion for helping into a rewarding career.
The three-year Child and Youth Care Ontario College Advanced Diploma program prepares you to support vulnerable children, youth and families with complex needs.
Learn a wide range of prevention and intervention strategies that foster positive change and healthy development. Assess the strengths and needs of young people and families and develop interventions to meet those needs. Apply the principles of relational practice, lifespace engagement and anti-oppressive practice while working with children, youth and families. In classes, you learn practical and theoretical concepts and then apply them in field placements.
Working with young people in field placements helps you to develop into a confident and competent child and youth care practitioner. By the end of this program, you have practical experience in two different work environments in the field of child and youth care, three days a week during your second and third year of the program.
This program offers two courses in outdoor activities. In these courses, you learn to facilitate activities in the outdoors while on a camping trip with fellow classmates and faculty - a truly memorable learning experience.
Through this program, students are certified in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention through the Crisis Prevention Institute.
There is a wide variety of work opportunities for you after graduation. As a child and youth care practitioner, you may find employment in a variety of environments:
- group homes
- hospitals
- mental health treatment centres
- shelters
- schools
- youth justice programs
- community resource centres
If you are interested in furthering your education, this program is a good foundation for future studies in child and youth care, education, social work, psychology and sociology.
To qualify for this diploma, you must complete the first year with AC Online (level 1 and 2) within one year. For Levels 03, 04, 05, and 06 (Years 2 and 3) when you are transferred to the Ottawa campus for on-campus delivery, you must complete the second year and third year full time within two years. Combined, you must complete the program in three years.
SUCCESS FACTORS
This program is well-suited for students who:
- Are emotionally strong and able to cope with stress, challenges and crises.
- Are committed to understanding, working with and facilitating positive change in the lives of children, youth, families and the community.
- Prefer to work as a member of a team.
- Have strong observation and analytical skills.
- Have strong language (oral and written) skills.
- Are open minded, embrace the concept of diversity, respect and accept the uniqueness in others.
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent. Applicants with an OSSD showing senior English and/or Mathematics courses at the Basic Level, or with Workplace or Open courses, will be tested to determine their eligibility for admission; OR
- Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) certificate; OR
- General Educational Development (GED) certificate; OR
- Mature Student status (19 years of age or older and without a high school diploma at the start of the program). Eligibility may be determined by academic achievement testing for which a fee will be charged.
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
- English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or equivalent) with a minimum grade of 65% or higher.
- Applicants with international transcripts must provide proof of the subject-specific requirements noted above and may be required to provide proof of language proficiency. Domestic applicants with international transcripts must be evaluated through the International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS) or World Education Services (WES).
- IELTS-International English Language Testing Service (Academic) Overall band of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each band; OR TOEFL-Internet-based (iBT)-overall 88, with a minimum of 22 in each component: Reading 22; Listening 22; Speaking 22; Writing 22; OR Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall 120, minimums of 120 in Literacy and no score below 025..
- Not sure if you meet all of the requirements? Academic Upgrading may be able to help with that.
Should the number of qualified applicants exceed the number of available places, applicants will be selected on the basis of their proficiency in English.
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS:
The physical and emotional health of each applicant to the program must be such that he or she can successfully cope with the program of instruction including the demands of field placement (e.g. stress and time management). Individuals who have concerns about their ability to meet these requirements should contact the coordinator of the program prior to submitting an application.
Police Records Check Documentation:
Though not an admission requirement, applicants must note important information listed below regarding Police Records Check program requirements.
Students must provide the College with a current Police Records Check for Service with the Vulnerable Sector (PRCSVS) prior to the deadline identified by the department and students are responsible for any associated costs. If this documentation is not submitted on time, students may not be placed in field practice and registration in the program will be jeopardized. If you register in the program without a clear PRCSVS and as a result are unable to participate in placement, you will not be able to graduate and will be asked to withdraw.
Field Placement Eligibility:
Field placements occur only in second and third year of the program.
To be eligible for placement, you must submit proof of Standard First Aid certification, CPR level C, PRCSVS, and complete and up to date immunizations to ParaMed. ParaMed services are the third-party provider who collects all field placement documentation for the Community Studies department.
Promotional Status:
All courses in Level 01 and Level 02 (Year 1) must be successfully completed before entering Level 03 (Year 2) of the program. In Level 03 to Level 06, students must pass all courses to be granted admission to the following level. Special consideration may be given to those who are unsuccessful in one course. If exceptions are granted based on extenuating circumstances, students must pass the course prior to returning to the following year of the program. Given the concurrent model of the program, students must be in field practice while completing course work.
Field placements occur only in second and third year of the program.
To be eligible for placement, you must submit proof of Standard First Aid certification, CPR level C, PRCSVS, and complete and up to date immunizations to ParaMed. ParaMed services are the third-party provider who collects all field placement documentation for the Community Studies department.
Promotional Status:
All courses in Level 01 and Level 02 (Year 1) must be successfully completed before entering Level 03 (Year 2) of the program. In Level 03 to Level 06, students must pass all courses to be granted admission to the following level. Special consideration may be given to those who are unsuccessful in one course. If exceptions are granted based on extenuating circumstances, students must pass the course prior to returning to the following year of the program. Given the concurrent model of the program, students must be in field practice while completing course work.
COURSES:
Level: 01
ENL1813S Communications I
FAM0001 Principles of Psychology
FAM0074 Anti-Oppressive Practice in Child and Youth Care
FAM1054 Introduction to Child and Youth Care
FAM1066 Child Development
FAM1255 Community Service Learning
FAM1273 Mental Health 1
FAM0001 Principles of Psychology
FAM0074 Anti-Oppressive Practice in Child and Youth Care
FAM1054 Introduction to Child and Youth Care
FAM1066 Child Development
FAM1255 Community Service Learning
FAM1273 Mental Health 1
Level: 02
ENL1902F Professional Communication for Child and Youth Care Practitioners
FAM0075 Adolescent Development
FAM0076 Diversity
FAM0077 Systems Navigation for Child and Youth Practitioners
FAM0078 Mental Health 2
FAM1058 Field Preparation
FAM0075 Adolescent Development
FAM0076 Diversity
FAM0077 Systems Navigation for Child and Youth Practitioners
FAM0078 Mental Health 2
FAM1058 Field Preparation
Choose one from equivalencies:
GED0476 General Education Elective
(ON CAMPUS - IN PERSON: Level 3 - 6)
Level: 03
FAM0079 Field Integration Seminar 1
FAM1050 Therapeutic Activities
FAM1064 Child and Youth Care Interventions
FAM1070 Outdoor Activities 1: Fall Camping
FAM1075 Field Practice 1
FAM1082 Counselling Skills
FAM1050 Therapeutic Activities
FAM1064 Child and Youth Care Interventions
FAM1070 Outdoor Activities 1: Fall Camping
FAM1075 Field Practice 1
FAM1082 Counselling Skills
Level: 04
FAM0064 Field Integration Seminar 2
FAM0086 Life-SpACE Engagement
FAM1060 Therapeutic Programming
FAM1087 Trauma and Abuse
FAM1275 Field Practice 2
FAM0086 Life-SpACE Engagement
FAM1060 Therapeutic Programming
FAM1087 Trauma and Abuse
FAM1275 Field Practice 2
General Education Elective: choose 1
Level: 05
ENL2028 Research Writing for Evidence-Based Programming
FAM0087 Field Integration Seminar 3
FAM1081 Group Work
FAM1269 Substance Abuse
FAM1270 Assessment and Intervention Planning
FAM1276 Field Practice 3
FAM0087 Field Integration Seminar 3
FAM1081 Group Work
FAM1269 Substance Abuse
FAM1270 Assessment and Intervention Planning
FAM1276 Field Practice 3
Level: 06
FAM0014 Group Program Design
FAM0042 Field Practice 4
FAM0088 Field Integration Seminar 4
FAM1089 Professional Issues and Development
FAM1096 Family Interventions
FAM1100 Outdoor Activities 2: Winter Camping
FAM0042 Field Practice 4
FAM0088 Field Integration Seminar 4
FAM1089 Professional Issues and Development
FAM1096 Family Interventions
FAM1100 Outdoor Activities 2: Winter Camping
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Anti-Oppressive Practice in Child and Youth Care
- Communications I
- Principles of Psychology
- Systems Navigation for Child and Youth Practitioners
- Mental Health 2
- Mental Health 1
- Introduction to Child and Youth Care
- Field Preparation
- Field Integration Seminar IV
- Diversity
- Counselling Skills
- Community Service Learning
- Child Development
- Adolescent Development
Overview
- Institution: Algonquin College
- Program type: Diplôme-avancé
- Language: English
- Program Code: 0476X09FAO
- Delivery Method: Apprentissage mixte/hybride
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.