PART-TIME UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR 2005-2006

Child and Youth Care

CYC 47A/B CYC 48A/B CYC 505 CYC 601 CYC 602 CYC 605 CYC 702 CYC 705 CYC 800 CYC 801 CYC 802 CYC 803 CYC 804 CYC 805 CYC 900 CYC 47A/B Special Topics This course examines the evolving role of the Child and Youth Care practitioner from local, national and international perspectives. Consideration will be given to issues of multi-disciplinary collaboration, professional identity and the enhancement of the status of professions serving children and youth. The course includes a public speaking component addressing issues of professional development, a research project designed and excuted by the student, and an extensive review and critique of the professioanl literature. Prerequisites: CYC 505, CYC 602, CYC 705, CYC 605, PSY 601 or CYC 601, PSY 702 or CYC 702. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 48A/B Independent Study This course may be strurctured as either a thesis project or as a placement, and will involve consultation with a Faculty Advisor to establish a contract for learning objectives and an evaluation scheme. Prerequisites: CYC 505, CYC 602, CYC 605, CYC 705, PSY 601 or CYC 601, PSY 702 or CYC 702. Lab: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 505 Management in Human Service Organizations Introduces students to the concepts and vocabulary of organizational behaviour and its application to the practice of management and supervision in organizations that serve children and youth. Topics include organizational theories and structures, job design, work motivation, performance appraisal, staff recruitment, training and retention, and organizational leadership and . supervision. Case studies will facilitate applications of course material. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 601 Social Research Methods This course introduces students to the quantitative and qualitative research methods of the applied social sciences. Methodological assumptions, concepts and procedures will be presented. Students will develop their ability to review and critique existing literature and to construct their own research. Specific course topics include sampling procedures, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, questionnaire, interviews and focus groups, reliability and validity, basic data analysis methods, ethical issues and the use of computers in social research. Lect. 3 hrs. back to top CYC 602 Children's Rights The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is examined. The convention is explored within the framework of human rights principles and citizenship. Policy and practice implications will be considered through the lens of child rights approach. Consideration will be given to understanding children's development as "citizens" and children's participation in society. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 605 Advanced Therapeutic Interventions The range of therapeutic procedures is examined with a focus on behavioural disorders of children and adolescents. A primary goal of the course is to enable students to critically evaluate a variety of therapeutic techniques, the theoretical assumptions underlying those techniques and the reported results of the interventions. The aim is to permit the student to work effectively in a range of organizational settings in which a variety of therapeutic techniques may be employed. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 702 Ecological Approaches to CYC Practice An ecological approach is used as a conceptual framework for understanding the behaviours of children and adolescents. Structural , biological, psychological, social, cultural and familial factors will be examined. A variety of theoretical viewpoints will be used to examine the multiple systems in which Child and Youth Care practice occurs. Child and Youth Care practice, which is strength-based, holistic and founded upon a set of established ethical principles will be explored from multiple perspectives. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 705 Special Topics: Program Evaluation This course will focus on the evaluation of programs and services provided by practitioners in human service organizations, emphasizing services for children and youth. The major components of the course, are an introduction to the vocabulary and techniques of quantitative and qualitative methods, an historical review of approaches to program evaluation, and a consideration of ethical issues in evaluation research. Students will also design and implement an evaluative project. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 800 Intensive In-Home Family Support This course will build upon previous knowledge about family issues and family dynamics and develop skills for intensive in-home family preservation to reduce the need for children being placed in out-of-home services. Literature on the models an d effective ness of family preservation will be examined. Skills for working in the home will include teaching skills for parenting, behaviour management, nutrition and home care, normal developmental stages, as well as supportive and challenging counselling skills. A previous course in family dynamics or family issues is recommended. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 801 Psycho-educational Support Psycho-educational support is an essential component of school success for children and youth who have experienced trauma, are lacking supportive environments outside of school, or are diagnosed with mental health problems. This course will explore the role of the child and youth worker in the school and develop skills for supporting individuals and groups of children; working with teachers; understanding the school environment; and advocating for social-emotional needs of children and youth. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 802 Incident Response with Children and Youth This course builds on previous knowledge of theoretical orientations to therapeutic relationships. Crisis theory is examined within a developmental-ecological perspective. Introduces students to critical incident debriefing protocols and first and second order crisis intervention responses o catastrophic situations. The focus is on interventions with children and youth within their milieu by front line children’s service personnel. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 803 Advocacy in Child and Youth Services This course examines citizen, clinical, self and direct service advocacy. Explored, are the types of advocacy, the motivation for advocacy, the assumptions and beliefs of advocacy, partnership approaches to advocacy and the ethics of advocacy. Direct service and policy strategies and tactics will be considered. Students will be able to identify situations of advocacy, critically examine the agenda and develop an advocacy strategy. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 804 Integrated Case Management Child and youth care practitioners are often required to liaise with other professionals and placed in a case management/co-ordination role by virtue of their contact with the child/youth and his/her family in he day to day environment. This course will develop knowledge and skills in inter-disciplinary consultation; understanding and using assessment reports; documentation case planning; accessing resources; service co-ordination and an introduction to multi-disciplinary teamwork. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 805 Special Issues: Program Development The development of specialized programs for groups of children and youth will be addressed. The processes of inception, needs assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of program effectiveness will be examined using current examples in the areas of prevention and/or post-vention programming from the literature and the community. Students will develop an understanding of both the current trends in service programming and how to critique the strength and weaknesses of a program. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CYC 900 Racism in Canada The focus of this course is on the complex interplay of structural factors that frame a discriminatory socio-economic and political environment in Canada. It examines the systematic nature of racial and ethno-cultural discrimination - the historical and global dynamics that have shaped our ways of thinking and have become embedded in our policies and laws. It will analyse the social conditions under which organizations and social groups challenge public policies and practices that continue to prevent equity and access. Comparisons with other countries will also be explored. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top