CHILD AND YOUTH CARE
CYC 200A:
Theoretical Foundations for Child and Youth Care 3 credits
Prerequisite: related certificate or diploma or 30 university transfer credits or permission of program head
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course introduces theories of behaviour change, a systems orientation to personal and organizational change, and a normative developmental approach as a basis for developing a personal/professional theoretical perspective for child and youth care practice.
CYC 200B:
Professional Foundations for Child and Youth Care 3 credits
Prerequisite: related certificate or diploma or 30 university transfer credits or permission of program head
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
Child and youth care professional practice issues are explored within the context of ethics and standards of practice in child and youth care. The balance of the course focuses on the development of professional identity and the professional skills requisite for responsible practice, e.g., professional writing, oral presentations.
CYC 201:
Introduction to Professional Child and Youth Care 3 credits
Prerequisite: related certificate or diploma or 30 university transfer credits or permission of the program head.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course presents an overview of the child and youth care field. It is a required course for program students, however it is also available for non-program students. Content includes a survey of the history of the profession and the role of the child and youth care practitioner across a broad spectrum of settings.
CYC 252A/252B:
Fundamentals of Change in Child and Youth Care Practice 3 credits/course
Prerequisite: related certificate or diploma or 30 university transfer credits or permission of the program head.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course focuses on facilitating purposeful change in the lives of children and youth involved in a broad spectrum of group care and community-based settings. The use of communication skills and helping strategies, and the development of therapeutic relationships, are explored in relation to the development of self and core elements of child and youth care practice.
CYC 260:
Special Topics in Child and Youth Care 3 or 6 credits
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program or permission of the program head.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course provides an opportunity to examine selected current issues in child and youth care. With approval of the program head, this course may be taken more than once for credit.
CYC 290:
Directed Studies in Child and Youth Care 3 or 6 credits
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program or permission of the program head.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course allows for research projects, additional course work or directed reading in a specified area and is intended primarily to assist students transferring from other institutions or programs.
CYC 301A/301B :
Professional Child and Youth Care Practice: Theory and Application 3 credits/course
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program and successful completion of CYC 200A, 200B, 201 and 252.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course integrates theory and practice in the application of child and youth care by focusing on issues and techniques in assessment, case planning, and intervention; major therapeutic approaches and their associated philosophies, goals, strategies and techniques; and practical models for case consultation, presentation and evaluation. Students will demonstrate competence in these real or simulated professional practice areas, and analyze the relationship between professional knowledge, skills, values, and styles.
Professional CYC Practice is a full-year course. CYC 301A is normally offered Sept–Dec, and CYC 301B follows. CYC 301B must be taken in the same academic year as CYC 301A.
CYC 310A/310B
Supervised Practicum 4.5 credits/course
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program and successful completion of CYC 200A, 200B, 201 and 252.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course requires you to work directly with children/youths in a supervised practice situation in order to promote professional skill acquisition and integration. Emphasis is placed on observation and recording skills, understanding the structure and functioning of a service agency, and fostering your awareness of your functioning in relation to children, youth, and agency workers. Attention will also be given to development of beginning-level case planning, intervention, and case-presentation skills with both a one-to-one and a group focus.
The supervised practicum is a full-year course. CYC 310A is normally offered Sept–Dec, and CYC 310B follows. CYC 310B must be taken in the same academic year as CYC 310A.
CYC 338A/338B:
Applying Developmental Theory in Child and Youth Care Practice 3 credits/course
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program and successful completion of CYC 200A, 200B, 201 and 252.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course focuses on the clinical application of contemporary theory in child and youth development. Content examines group and individual practice issues in relation to specific environments. An emphasis is placed on current developmental research and its applications to program design and professional practice.
Applied developmental theory is a full-year course. CYC 338A is normally offered Sept–Dec, and CYC 338B follows. CYC 338B must be taken in the same academic year as CYC 338A.
CYC 350A:
Law and Social Services 3 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program or permission of the program head.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course provides an understanding of the law as an expression of social policy, and of the processes by which laws are developed, enacted, and changed; family law and the family course, with special reference to laws affecting children; human rights as they apply to social service; the organization of legal services; and legal accountability and liabilities of social workers, child and youth care workers, and others in the social service field.
CYC 360:
Special Topics in Child and Youth Care 3 or 6 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program or permission of the program head.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course provides an opportunity to examine selected current issues in child and youth care. With approval of the program head, this course may be taken more than once for credit.
CYC 390:
Directed Studies in Child and Youth Care 3 or 6 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program or permission of the program head.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
Research projects, directed readings, or additional course work in a specified area. May be taken more than once for credit, provided the course content is different from that previously taken.
CYC 410A/410B:
Advanced Supervised Practicum 4.5 credits/course
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program and successful completion of CYC 301, 310 and 338.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This supervised
practicum focuses on application of learning.
If possible, students are placed in their chosen professional area of interest. It
provides an opportunity to apply case-planning, intervention, and evaluation skills at an
advanced level. Professional consultation, clinical functioning, and the integration of
theory and practice are emphasized. Ten hours per week in the practicum setting and one
hour per week in a seminar are required. CYC 410B must be taken in the same academic
year as CYC 410A.
CYC 423:
Research Methods in Child and Youth Care 3 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: Admission to the CYC degree program or permission of the program head.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
In this course you will be required, within a research practitioner context, to develop an applied research proposal which addresses a problem in the field of child and youth care. Also focuses on selected professional issues pertinent to child and youth care practice.
CYC 425:
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis 3 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program or permission of the program head.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
An introduction to ways in which knowledge in the child and youth care field is developed. Provides students with the skills and information necessary to access and critique literature in the field of child and youth care. Prepares students to appreciate and understand basic issues, designs, and statistical techniques in child and youth care research.
CYC 460:
Special Topics in Child and Youth Care 3 or 6 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program or permission of the program head.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course provides an opportunity to examine selected current issues in child and youth care. With approval of the program head, this course may be taken more than once for credit.
CYC 465:
Theory of Child and Youth Care Practice With Groups 3 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program and successful completion of CYC 301, 310 and 338.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
Theoretical approaches and techniques related to the planning and management of groups are presented. Content focuses on developing plans to organize and conduct groups for children and youth.
CYC 466:
Theory of Child and Youth Care Practice With Families 3 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program and successful completion of CYC 301, 310 and 338.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course presents conceptual frameworks and models for understanding family functioning and parenting. The child and youth care service settings in which family work occurs are identified; family assessment methodologies and interventions which are appropriate to child and youth care workers in these settings are presented.
CYC 474:
Child and Youth Care Practice with Individuals 3 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program and successful completion of CYC 301, 310 and 338
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course focuses on the development of skills in working with individual children and youth. You will apply behavioral change theories in a laboratory environment and receive feedback on your application of interventions in child and youth care practice.
CYC 475:
Discussion and Counselling Groups with Children and Youth 3 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program and successful completion of CYC 465.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course focuses on developing the knowledge and skills required for the organizing and managing of groups with children and youth. You will apply theory through group interventions and will receive feedback on your work in a laboratory environment. You will also lead a group of children or youth during the course.
CYC 476:
Child and Youth Care Practice with Families 3 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program and successful completion of CYC 466
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
This course focuses on the development of skills related to children and youth care practice with families. You will apply theory through interventions for children, parents and their families based on the assessed needs and identified goals. You will also work in a laboratory environment and receive feedback on your approaches and style in working with families.
CYC 490:
Directed Studies in Child and Youth Care 3 or 6 credits
Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria
Prerequisite: admission to the CYC degree program or permission of the program head.
Transferability: UVic, Malaspina
Research projects, directed readings, or additional course work in a specified area. May be taken more than once for credit, provided the course content is different from that previously taken.
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