Lecture: 4 hours/week
- Lectures
- Group work and collaborative learning
- Experiential classroom activities
- Student presentations
- Discussions in class and online
The course also explores the diversity of family structures, relationships, and dynamics, with a focus on how identity, culture, and family function are social constructs in the Canadian context. Students will critically examine the historical, cultural, social, and economic factors that shape and impact family life using CYC perspectives as well as anti-colonial, anti-oppressive and anti-racist lens while keep children and youth at the centre of their learning.
The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:
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Conduct primary and personal assessment of their own family experiences to apply insights to future Child and Youth Care (CYC) practice.
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Analyze family dynamics and patterns to understand the roles of individuals within families and how these influence overall family functioning, both as a unit and within the broader community context.
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Explore collaborative approaches to working with families as CYC professionals, with a focus on supportive and inclusive practice for children, youth, and families.
- Evaluate personal awareness of how one's own family background and lived experiences shape professional identity and engagement in CYC practice.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Conduct primary and personal assessment of their own lived family experiences and apply insights to future Child and Youth Care (CYC) practice.
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Analyze family dynamics and patterns to understand the roles of individuals within families and how these influence overall child, youth and family functioning, as well as a unit within the broader community context.
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Explore collaborative approaches to working with families and allied professionals, with a focus on supportive and inclusive practice for children, youth, and families.
- Understand how the historical and ongoing social construction of families in a Canadian context impacts children, youth and families specifically the barriers faced by many using anti-colonial, anti-racist and anti-oppressive perspectives.
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Evaluate personal awareness of how one's own family background and lived experiences shape professional identity and engagement in CYC practice.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the begining of the course.
- Written assignment
- Group presentations and collaborative learning
- Exam
- Classroom participation
- Experiential learning activities in class
This is a letter-graded course.
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. expectation and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation must be clearly defined in the course outline.
Textooks and materials are to be purchased by students. a list of required textbooks and material is provided for students at the begining of the semester.
CYCC 1220 with minimum grade of C+
and
CYCC 2432 with a minimum grade of C+
and
Any four of the following with a minimum grade of C:
- [CYCC 1110 or CYCC 1112]
- [CYCC 1130 or CFCS 1130]
- [CYCC 1141 or CYCC 1142]
- CYCC 1150
- CYCC 1250
- [CYCC 1260 or CFCS 1260]
CYCC 2332 is a one-way substitution for CYCC 2333 in the CYCC program
None
CFCS 2333, SOWK 2333, and CSSW 2333.