Child and Youth Worker (1055)
3 Years - 6 Semesters
Ontario College Advanced Diploma
Grads at Work
A Child & Youth Worker diploma enables graduates to work in diverse settings. Graduates work in residential facilities for youth, including mental health settings, group homes and young offender facilities. Social services, including services for the developmentally delayed, health and educational facilities, recreation and wilderness training programs are all areas of potential employment. Family homes and community-based agencies also hire CYW graduates. There are an increasing number of graduates who are also self-employed.
The broad area of skills include assessment, treatment, prevention, intervention, advocacy work and community development. Becoming a member of the provincial Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors (OACYC) can enhance employment opportunities.
Professional liability insurance for self-employed Child and Youth Workers is also available through the association. www.oacyc.org
Sault College CYW graduates are recognized across the province and the country and have been employed in the United States and the Dominican Republic.
Student Success Stories
Graduates 2008
Elysha Archibald
Melanie Beaulieu
Shauna Berg
Rachelle Bouchard
Lindsay Bovingdon
Stephanie Caporossi
Kayla Carriere
Alana Dawson
Nicole Dvorak
Lisa Flammia
Candise Foley
Alisha Forbes
Melanie Harding
Shauna Hawdon
Amanda Hopkin
Bobbi-Sue Kells
Vickie Kern
Mary Jane Lewis DISTINCTION
Daniel Neal HONOURS
Marybeth Nolan
Denise O’Neill
Ashley Petingalo
Tyler Robinson
Melanie Rowley DISTINCTION
Melissa Schill HONOURS
Ashley Sharp
Terilyn Sprack
Renee Stone
Shay Verdecchia
Alexander White
Kathryn Zarvie
Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards 2008
Congratulations to the following Students who were among the recipients at this years' celebration:
City of Sault Ste. Marie Scholarships
Melanie Rowley
Erin Lodge
Shelly Nelson Bond
CYW Co-ordinator’s Award
This award includes a full one-year membership to the Ontario Association of Child & Youth Counsellors Association for a graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding skills during his/her field placements.
Melanie Rowley
Kendra Wildman Memorial Award
The Kendra Wildman Memorial Award was established in memory of Kendra Wildman by Sault College staff. Members of the College community, as well as family and friends have contributed to this award that recognizes female students pursuing their dreams of continuous learning.
Shelly Nelson Bond
Marilyn Stevens Memorial Award
Amy McFarlane
Joseph McLeod Memorial Award
Those who had the privilege of knowing Joseph McLeod will remember him for his wit and humour, his deep affection for friends and family, and his extraordinary love of life. He was a courageous man who never lost the boy inside himself, even in the face of death. It is, therefore, fitting that this award - for consistent demonstration of warmth and genuineness by a third year Child & Youth Worker student - be given in his memory.
Kathryn Zarvie
Sault College Academic Excellence Award
These awards have been made available through the generous donations to the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund.
Lisa Pringle
Rebecca Jones
Metis Nation of Ontario Award
Danielle Morin
Krista Sepp Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is sponsored by friends and family in memory of Krista Sepp, a 1988 graduate of the Child & Youth Worker program at Sault College. This award recognizes third year Child & Youth Worker program students for academic excellence, professional attitude, and commitment.
Mary Lewis
Carrie McInnis Memorial Award
Daniel Neal