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CAYW210&Psychological&Theory&and&Practice&&
(PreRrequisites!CAYW120,!CAYW121)!

Learners!are!introduced!to!various!psychological!theories!and!are!shown!how!they!can!be!
adapted!and!applied!within!the!context!of!Child!and!Youth!Care!theory!and!practice.!The!LifeR
Space!Interview!is!presented!as!a!model!of!intervention!in!which!to!engage!the!various!
counselling!theories!and!techniques.!Learners!are!encouraged!to!critically!reflect!on!fundamental!
assumptions!embedded!in!certain!theories!and!taught!how!to!integrate!and!synthesize!this!
knowledge!into!their!counselling!perspectives.!!(45hrs)&!

CAYW214&Group&Dynamics&and&Facilitation&&
(PreRrequisites!CAYW120,!CAYW110)!

This!course!is!designed!to!give!the!students!a!theoretical!framework!to!assess!different!groups!
they!will!encounter!in!the!practice!of!Child!and!Youth!Care!(CYC).!This!course!is!also!designed!to!
increase!the!students!knowledge!in!the!area!of!group!dynamics,!group!intervention,!group!
conflict,!and!group!leadership!as!they!apply!to!the!field!of!Child!and!Youth!Care.!Learners!will!be!
taught!to!guide!groups!through!the!various!stages!of!development!and!to!engage!them!in!
activities!designed!to!promote!healthy!group!interaction.&(45hrs)&

CAYW215&Ethics&and&Practice&in&Crisis&Intervention&&
(PreRrequisites!CAYW120,!CAYW1015)!

This!course!is!designed!to!introduce!learners!to!the!fundamentals!of!crisis!intervention,!ethical!
issues,!and!decision!making!strategies!pertinent!to!the!field!of!Child!and!Youth!Care.!Students!will!
learn!about!the!framework!required!to!promote!the!best!care,!welfare,!safety,!and!security!for!
clients,!themselves,!and!colleagues.!This!approach!of!nonRviolent!crisis!intervention!teaches!safe,!
nonRharmful!behaviour!management!techniques!designed!to!deescalate!crisis!situations.!!
Students!apply!general!ethical!principles!to!particular!situations!through!the!use!of!case!studies,!
practice!exercises!and!group!discussions.!(30hrs)&

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CAYW1017&Community&Field&Placement&I&&
(PreRrequisites!CAYW120,!CAYW121,!CAYW122,!CAYW124,!CAYW125,!CAYW112)!(CoRrequisite!
CAYW1018)!!

This!course!introduces!students!to!experiential!learning!in!a!variety!of!Child!and!Youth!Care!
settings.!Students!work!directly!with!children,!youth!and!families!who!are!experiencing!social,!
emotional!and!behavioural!challenges!in!order!to!engage!in!therapeutic!relationships!that!
promote!growth!and!development.!(250hrs)&(3!shifts/wk!totalling!approx.!20hrs!for!15!
weeks/semester)!

CAYW1018&Community&Field&Placement&Seminar&I&&
(PreRrequisites!CAYW120,!CAYW121,!CAYW122,!CAYW124,!CAYW125,!CAYW112)!(CoRrequisite!
CAYW1017)!

This!seminar!course!provides!learners!with!a!small!group!forum!within!which!to!discuss!issues!
that!pertain!to!their!experiences!in!the!field!placement!practicum.!!The!seminar!is!intended!to!
promote!and!facilitate!the!integration!of!theory!and!practice!at!an!introductory!level.!!The!
seminar!encourages!selfRreflection!with!emphasis!on!communication,!professionalism,!personal!
development!of!the!Self!and!clinical!skills.!(30hrs)

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Semester&Four:&2nd&Year&Winter&Semester&

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CAYW211&Creative&Therapeutic&Interventions&&
(PreRrequisite!CAYW110)!

This!course!is!designed!to!enable!the!student!to!understand!the!various!forms!of!creative!
therapies!(art,!drama,!music,!play!and!storytelling)!as!methods!and!techniques!for!emotional!
expression!and!behavioural!change.!The!course!will!provide!the!student!with!strategies,!ideas,!
and!some!practical!expertise!in!carrying!out!various!creative!activities.!Also!included!will!be!
discussions!on!the!creative!and!therapeutic!values!of!the!different!activities!and!how!they!can!
benefit!both!children!and!adolescents.!!(45hrs)&&

FAMI&65&Family&Based&Practice&On7line&&
PreRrequisite!CAYW1015)&

This!course!builds!on!prior!knowledge!regarding!the!study!of!the!family!as!a!system.!!The!course!
provides!an!overview!of!family!systems!theory,!family!dynamics!and!family!functioning.!!Various!
family!types,!life!styles!and!forms!of!parenting!are!also!explored!along!with!specific!resources!and!
interventions!used!in!a!Child!and!Youth!Care!approach!to!working!with!families.&(45hrs)&

COMM11&Clinical&Documentation&Skills&&
(PreRrequisite!COMM61)!

This!course!is!designed!to!help!students!understand!the!importance!of!documentation!in!the!
Child!and!Youth!Care!(CYC)!field.!!The!structure!and!procedures!relating!to!clinical!recording!will!
be!demonstrated!through!various!case!examples!and!templates.!!Students!will!practice/develop!
specific!documentation!skills!in!various!record!keeping!and!report!writing!formats!related!to!Child!
and!Youth!Care!such!as;!intake!assessments,!plan!of!care!reports,!progress!reports,!referrals,!logs,!
note!taking,!critical!incident!reports!and!discharge!summaries.!(30hrs)!

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CAYW1019&Community&Field&Placement&II&&
(PreRrequisites!CAYW1017,!CAYW1018)!(CoRrequisite!CAYW1020)!!

This!course!provides!students!with!experiential!learning!in!a!variety!of!Child!and!Youth!Care!
settings.!Students!work!directly!with!children,!youth!and!families!who!are!experiencing!social,!
emotional!and!behavioural!challenges!in!order!to!further!engage!in!therapeutic!relationships,!
which!promote!growth!and!development.!(250hrs)&(3!shifts/wk!totalling!approx.!20hrs!for!15!
weeks/semester)!

CAYW1020&Community&Field&Placement&Seminar&II&&
(PreRrequisites!CAYW1017,!CAYW1018)!(CoRrequisite!CAYW1019)!

This!seminar!course!continues!to!provide!learners!with!a!small!group!forum!within!which!to!
discuss!issues!that!pertain!to!their!experiences!in!the!field!placement!practicum.!!The!seminar!is!
intended!to!promote!and!facilitate!the!integration!of!theory!and!practice!at!an!intermediate!
level.!!The!seminar!further!encourages!selfRreflection!with!emphasis!on!communication,!
professionalism,!personal!development!of!the!Self!and!clinical!skills.!(30hrs)

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