Course

Advanced Skills with Individuals in Child and Youth Care

Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Department
Child and Youth Care
Course code
CYCC 4467
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 focuses on the application of CYC theories and related intervention skills in working with children and youth, while engaging in reflexive practice. This course will provide students the opportunity to learn and receive feedback on the use of helping skills for engaging children and youth on both common and complex topics in a participatory learning environment.

Topics will include:
- Assessing for suicide risk
- Grief and loss
- Substance use
- Disclosures of trauma and abuse
- Other relevant child and youth issues
Course content

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

  1. Children and youth deserve compassionate, non-judgemental support rooted in respect, empathy, and recognition of their lived experiences.
  2. CYC practice centres on building, sustaining, and repairing meaningful relationships with children, youth, and their families.
  3. CYC practitioners draw on a range of perspectives - such as developmental, ecological, and anti-oppressive - to understand lived experiences and recognize strengths within broader social contexts.
  4. Empathic communication is essential for understanding the realities and perspectives of young people.
  5. Collaborative case planning empowers youth through shared goal-setting and supports growth through ongoing partnership.
  6. Strength-based, culturally grounded approaches guide assessment and intervention, focusing on resilience and potential.
  7. Effective practice integrates theory with reflexive engagement, requiring practitioners to examine their own values and biases.
  8. Case analysis and consultation offer practical opportunities to apply skills and interventions in real-world contexts.
Learning activities
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Practice
  • Case consulation
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 must be clearly defined in the instructor's Course Outline.

Typical means of evaluation would include a combination of:

  • Written assignments
  • Exams and/or quizzes
  • Presentations
  • Video recordings of practice skills

This is a letter-graded course.

Learning outcomes

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

  1. Engage in professional self-reflective praxis.
  2. Develop and maintain professional caring relationships, aiming to understand, validate, and be responsive to the individual child or youth.
  3. Demonstrate the use of basic and advanced practice interventions as a CYC professional.
  4. Apply CYC theories appropriate to relevant practice issues, related to children and youth.
  5. Integrate feedback received.
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

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 4467
Simon Fraser University (SFU) No credit
Trinity Western University (TWU) No credit
University of Northern BC (UNBC) No credit

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
13:30
-
End Time
16:20
Section notes

This course is restricted to fourth-year full-time BACYC students. Open to part-time students with departmental approval. CYCC 4467 001 and CYCC 4467 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
13:30
-
End Time
16:20
Section notes

This course is restricted to fourth-year full-time BACYC students. Open to part-time students with departmental approval. CYCC 4467 001 and CYCC 4467 002 will run together.

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
17:30
-
End Time
20:20
Section notes

This course is restricted to fourth-year part-time BACYC students. Open to full-time students with departmental approval. CYCC 4467 003 and CYCC 4467 004 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
17:30
-
End Time
20:20
Section notes

This course is restricted to fourth-year part-time BACYC students. Open to full-time students with departmental approval. CYCC 4467 003 and CYCC 4467 004 will run together.