Course

Working with Indigenous Communities

Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Department
Child and Youth Care
Course code
CYCC 1112
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15 Weeks
Max class size
35
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Course designation
Indigenous Content
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course focuses on developing a professional identity by examining personal ethics, Indigenous values, experiences, and worldviews. Students will develop a critical understanding of the role of diversity, self-determination, social and economic justice, and power relations in forming strong and healthy communities. Students will use critical thinking concepts to explore and reflect on historical and current perspectives when engaging in ethical decision-making. Legal, political, social and cultural connotations around self-determination for Indigenous peoples are considered.
Course content
  • Social and economic justice, appreciation of diversity, respect for protocol, encouragement and respect for self-determination, the ethical use of power, and the absence of violence combine to form strong and healthy communities.
  • Through collaborative work and a return to Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, Indigenous communities have power, the capacity to effect change, and the ability to care for their members.
  • Critical thinking and effective articulation of ideas in various formats and settings are essential to effective community involvement.
  • Ethical decision-making requires continual reflection, commitment to Truth and Reconciliation, and decolonization.
  • Understand Indigenous-led community practices of care.
Learning activities
  • Lecture
  • Group work
  • Student presentations
  • Guest speakers
  • Audio-visual presentations

All methods of instruction apply to in class, hybrid and/or online modes of learning.

Means of assessment

This course will conform to the Douglas College Evaluation Policy regarding the number and weighting of evaluations.

  • Written assignments
  • Group presentations
  • Self-assessment
  • Classroom activity participation
  • Other

This is a letter-graded course.

Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation as part of the student’s graded performance. Expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the instructor's course outline.

 

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Summarize the impact of personal, cultural, professional and societal values on their work in the Indigenous community.
  2. Examine the characteristics of a healthy Indigenous community.
  3. Articulate social justice and diversity issues and how to apply ethics to them.
  4. Explain how experiences of oppression and power apply to Indigenous populations.
  5. Assess and apply models of critical thinking in written and oral forms. 
Textbook materials

Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.

Requisites

Prerequisites

This course is restricted to Child and Youth Care students. Students from other programs who are interested should contact cyc@douglascollege.ca.

Students in the CYC program are required to maintain a minimum grade of 60% (C) in all CYC courses in order to progress in the program.

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

None

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers to Other Institutions

Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.

Institution Transfer details for CYCC 1112
College of New Caledonia (CNC) CNC SSWK 2XX (3)
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) NVIT FNST 102 (3)
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) TRU SSEL 1XXX (3)
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) UBCO INDG_O 2nd (3)
University of Northern BC (UNBC) UNBC SOCW 1XX (3)
Vancouver Island University (VIU) DOUG CYCC 1112 (3) & DOUG CYCC 2500 (3) = VIU CYC 2nd (6)
Vancouver Island University (VIU) VIU CYC 1st (3)

Course Offerings

Winter 2027

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
25
Currently enrolled
2
Remaining seats:
23
On waitlist
0
Building
Online
Room
ONLINE
Times:
Start Time
13:30
-
End Time
16:20
Section notes

CYCC 1112 001 is restricted to CYC students. Other program students interested in this course, please contact cyc@douglascollege.ca.