Course

Introduction to Practice for Child and Youth Care Counsellors

Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Department
Child and Youth Care
Course Code
CYCC 1141
Credits
3.00
Semester Length
Flexible delivery ranging over 2 to 15 weeks
Max Class Size
30
Method Of Instruction
Lecture
Typically Offered
To be determined

Overview

Course Description
This course provides an overview of the history and substance of North American based child and youth care practice.

Students who have taken CFCS 1160 or CYCC 1142 or CFCS 1142 will not receive additional credit for CYCC 1141.
Course Content

The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:

  • Child and youth care practitioners support children, youth, families and communities in culturally appropriate ways, in a broad range of settings.
  • Reflection on self are integral to effective child and youth care practice and on-going personal and professional development.
  • The process of growth in the lives of children and youth occurs with support, encouragement, planning, discussions, action and evaluation.
Methods Of Instruction
  • Lecture
  • Discussions
  • Field Visits
  • Collaborative Learning
Means of Assessment

This course will conform to Douglas College policy regarding the number and weighting of evaluations. Typical means of evaluation would include a combination of:

  • Research Essays and Reports
  • Field Research
  • Participation
  • Attendance
  • Examinations

This is a letter graded course.

Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe the five competencies of professional Child and Youth Care practice.
  2. Describe human interaction, demonstrating awareness of cultural context and individual bias.
  3. Demonstrate self-awareness and impact of own values on practice.
  4. Collect, analyze, and present information professionally in oral and written form (APA 6th Ed.).
Textbook Materials

T.B.A.

Other texts and materials as assigned.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Enrolment  in CYCC Program or permission of Coordinator

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

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

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer Details for CYCC 1141
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) No credit
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) UFV CYC 101 (3)
University of Victoria (UVIC) UVIC CYC 1XX (1.5)

Course Offerings

Fall 2022

CRN
Days
Dates
Start Date
End Date
Instructor
Status
CRN
32979
Tue Thu
Start Date
-
End Date
Start Date
End Date
Instructor Last Name
Bates
Instructor First Name
Robert
Course Status
Full
Section Notes

CYCC 1141 001 is restricted to FT CYC degree students.

Max
Enrolled
Remaining
Waitlist
Max Seats Count
30
Actual Seats Count
30
0
Actual Wait Count
0
Days
Building
Room
Time
Tue Thu
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. C
Room
C1011
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
14:20
CRN
Days
Dates
Start Date
End Date
Instructor
Status
CRN
37189
Mon
Start Date
-
End Date
Start Date
End Date
Instructor Last Name
Bates
Instructor First Name
Robert
Course Status
Open
Section Notes

CYCC 1141 002 is restricted to ONLINE CYCC Diploma students.

Max
Enrolled
Remaining
Waitlist
Max Seats Count
32
Actual Seats Count
13
19
Actual Wait Count
0
Days
Building
Room
Time
Mon
Building
None
Room
None
Start Time
17:30
-
End Time
20:20