Child and Youth Worker (1055)
3 Years - 6 Semesters
Ontario College Advanced Diploma
About the Program
As a Child and Youth Worker, you will be part of an established profession within the human services field. You will adhere to a professional code of ethics and implement a range of prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies that are based on a foundational understanding of human behaviour and development, family systems, cultural diversity and exceptionalities. These strategies include crisis intervention, conflict management and problem solving, counselling, activity program development and delivery and group work.
You will become a valuable resource to children, youth and their families in facilitating change through specific commitment to understanding and interacting in therapeutic relationships.
As our world changes, working with increasingly large and more diverse groups is a reality. The ability to manage this process is a necessary skill and will require you to adapt to trends and engage in ongoing personal and professional development in this exciting field.
You will have the opportunity to experience four separate levels of community practicum training in various child and family service settings concurrent with academic requirements. You can complete the requirements for a diploma in a three- to five-year period, depending on your personal and employment needs. The diploma you receive is recognized by the provincial government and is accepted throughout Canada, and grants eligibility for full professional membership in the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors (OACYC) subject to applicable membership fees and requirements.
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