Advanced Skills with Individuals in Child and Youth Care

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

• Children, youth and parents deserve non-judgmental respect, understanding and appreciation.
• Child and youth care professionals emphasize the importance of building and maintaining relationships with children, youth and families.
• Individual lives are understood within a developmental ecological context and the strengths of the individual are emphasized.
• Empathic communication with the individual creates an understanding of their life.
• Reciprocal case planning including goal setting, evaluation and clear thorough client reports support individuals through the change process.
• Child and Youth Care Counsellors utilize a strength-based approach to family assessment and intervention.
• Child and youth care professional practice includes awareness of self in relationship and an application of theory from an ecological, developmental and behaviour change counselling perspective to meet client needs.
• Competent practice with individuals is an ongoing development and is enhanced by practice, mentoring and ongoing professional development.