Course Description
he Child and Youth Services Worker Program prepares individuals for entry-level positions in a wide range of settings including agencies and facilities providing community services with an emphasis on the needs of children, youth and those responsible for them. The primary aim of the program is to provide qualified community services workers specializing in youth issues.
DURATION
40 Weeks or 940 hours
MODULES
- Student Success Strategies
- Introduction to Social Service Work
- Professional Communication for Social Services
- Diversity and Social Justice in Helping Relationships
- Professional Ethics
- Psychology
- Fundamentals of Poverty
- Fundamentals of Addiction
- Fundamentals of Mental Health
- Working with Families
- Case File Management and Report Writing
- Burnout and Self-Care
- Community Services Worker Certificates
- Advocacy and Empowerment of Youth
- Youth and Social Welfare Systems in Canada
- Interviewing Techniques: Youth
- Introduction to Youth Justice Issues
- Youth Diversity: Culture & Subculture
- Career and Employment Strategies
- Practicum
