Course

Relationship Building with Children and Youth

Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Department
Child and Youth Care
Course code
CYCC 1220
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15 weeks
Max class size
35
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic theories and practices of relationship-building with children and youth. The course will emphasize the development of professional helping relationships, active listening skills and empathy. From the perspectives of Child and Youth Care and Youth Justice work, students will learn ways of supporting children and youth to explore challenges and to respond to related feelings. Culture and worldview will be viewed as essential elements for understanding and responding to children and youth.
Course content

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

  • The development of a professional and intentional relationship, with the use of certain counselling skills, is central to engaging children and youth.
  • There are multiple approaches to theories about developing a working relationship with supporting children and youth as they move towards change.
  • Relationship-building with children and youth is developmentally sensitive. Ways of engaging children and youth are shaped to fit with, and promote, their emotional, social, intellectual, cultural, spiritual and physical development.
  • The process of relationship-building with children and youth is aimed at the development of insight into understanding of self and others, and the relationship between self and others, with the goal of enabling children and youth to interact more effectively with their important systems.
  • The process of building relationships with children and youth is skill-based. Effective Child and Youth Care practitioners and Youth Justice workers understand and apply certain counselling skills while remaining genuine and personal in their interactions with children and youth.
Learning activities
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Role plays of practice
  • Video recordings
Means of assessment

Instructors may use a student's record of attendance and/or level of active participation in a course as part of the student's graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation must be clearly defined in the instructor's Course Outline.

Typical evaluation will include:

  • Written assignments
  • Skill demonstration through audio and video recordings
  • Small and large group discussions
  • Quizzes and/or exams

This is a letter-graded course.

Learning outcomes

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

  • Practice professional behaviour by honouring confidentiality and implementing the principles of Child and Youth Care (CYC) ethical guidelines.
  • Explore the impact of self on relational engagement with children and youth.
  • Demonstrate a developing awareness and application of relational practice and certain counseling skills.
  • Begin to articulate their developing identity as a professional Child and Youth Care and/or Youth Justice practitioner.
  • Accept and provide feedback on the use of different relationship-building skills with children and youth and integrate feedback into their learning.
Textbook materials

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

Requisites

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 1220
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) No credit
Langara College (LANG) LANG GNST 1XXX (3)
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) NVIT SOCW 353 (3)
Simon Fraser University (SFU) No credit
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) TRU HUMS 1540 (3)
Trinity Western University (TWU) TWU PSYC 2XX (3)
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) No credit
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) No credit
University of Northern BC (UNBC) No credit
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) UFV CYC 167 (3)
University of Victoria (UVIC) UVIC CYC 152 (1.5)

Course Offerings

Fall 2026

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
20
Currently enrolled
0
Remaining seats:
20
On waitlist
0
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. B
Room
B2320
Times:
Start Time
9:30
-
End Time
12:20
Section notes

This course is restricted to BACYC/DPCYC students. CYCC 1220 001 and 002 will run together.

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
15
Currently enrolled
0
Remaining seats:
15
On waitlist
0
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. B
Room
B2320
Times:
Start Time
9:30
-
End Time
12:20
Section notes

This course is restricted to BACYC/DPCYC students. CYCC 1220 001 and 002 will run together.

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
30
Currently enrolled
0
Remaining seats:
30
On waitlist
0
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. B
Room
B2320
Times:
Start Time
9:30
-
End Time
12:20
Section notes

CYCC 1220 003 - This class is restricted to YJ students

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
15
Currently enrolled
0
Remaining seats:
15
On waitlist
0
Building
Online
Room
ONLINE
Times:
Start Time
17:30
-
End Time
20:20
Section notes

This course is restricted to ONLINE DPCYC students. On Friday, August 21, 2026, at 9:00AM, registration opens to all BACYC/DPCYC students. Additional seats (increase to 35 for sections 004 and 005 combined) will be added on Friday, August 21, 2026, at 9:00AM. CYCC 1220 004 and 005 will run together.

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
10
Currently enrolled
0
Remaining seats:
10
On waitlist
0
Building
Online
Room
ONLINE
Times:
Start Time
17:30
-
End Time
20:20
Section notes

This course is restricted to ONLINE DPCYC students. On Friday, August 21, 2026, at 9:00AM, registration opens to all BACYC/DPCYC students. Additional seats (increase to 35 for sections 004 and 005 combined) will be added on Friday, August 21, 2026, at 9:00AM. CYCC 1220 004 and 005 will run together.