Course

Practicum I

Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Department
Child and Youth Care
Course Code
CYCC 1240
Credits
4.50
Semester Length
Flexible delivery ranging from 5-15 weeks
Max Class Size
32 (instructor/student ratio is 1/8.3)
Method(s) Of Instruction
Seminar
Practicum
Course Designation
None
Industry Designation
None
Typically Offered
To be determined

Overview

Course Description
This course provides opportunities for students to work alongside young people and practitioners in the community and engage in experiential learning. Students will actively observe, participate in, and recognize the Child and Youth Care role and its position within a complex system of social care, in order to both contribute to and learn from the community.
Course Content
  • Child and youth care practicum is an opportunity to engage with a wide range of CYC perspectives, models, and theories from diverse worldviews and traditions that inform CYC practice.
  • Child and youth care practicum is an opportunity to learn by engaging with individuals, groups, families, and communities and developing an awareness of individual and collective social locations.
  • Child and youth care practicum is an opportunity to apply a variety of communication skills and practice strategies required to work respectfully and empathetically within diverse CYC contexts.
  • Child and youth care practicum is an opportunity for students to reflect critically on their practice. These reflections are grounded in an understanding and awareness of systems of power and privilege, as they manifest in marginalization, structural inequity and colonialism, and contextualize CYC practice within an intersectional framework that responds to calls for decolonization.
  • Child and youth care practicum is an opportunity to demonstrate a professional CYC orientation that integrates CYC theories, perspectives and values to attend to the wellness of young people and families across diverse contexts. This CYC professional orientation is grounded in a critical understanding and awareness of the history of the profession, the relational self, and ethical, cultural, and legal CYC frameworks.

This course's content and learning outcomes are guided by the Child & Youth Care Education Consortium of British Columbia, the North American Competencies for Child & Youth Work Practitioners, and the Child & Youth Care Educational Accreditation Board of Canada.

Students pursuing the Indigenous Pathway (IPATH) are required to complete CYCC 1240: Practicum at an Indigenous organization or at a program that primarily serves Indigenous young people and/or families.

Learning Activities

In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities including: seminar, with guided, small group discussion, course instructor and supervisor guidance, and practicum placement in a CYC community setting. 

Means of Assessment

Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. Typical means of evaluation would include a combination of:

  • Practice Reports
  • Reflective Essays
  • Activity Plans
  • Professional Development Plans
  • Seminar Discussions
  • Self-Evaluations
  • Competency Assessments 
Learning Outcomes

Appropriate to the context of the Child and Youth Care (CYC) setting, upon the successful completion of the practicum course the student should be able to:

  • Define and describe the role and scope of practice of the CYC practitioner.
  • Recognize the importance of ethical values in practice, in accordance with the Child and Youth Care Association of British Columbia Code of Ethics.
  • In collaboration with site supervisor and course instructor, identify, develop, and assess professional learning goals.
  • Connect and engage with young people with the intention to develop professional and therapeutic relationships in CYC practice.
  • Plan, facilitate, and evaluate an individual or group therapeutic activity, appropriate to CYC contexts and settings.
  • Identify, connect, and reflect upon CYC-related theories, values, and approaches as they intersect with practices and processes at CYC settings.
  • Gain an awareness of and articulate one's social position as expressed through one's personal values, biases, assumptions, and beliefs in CYC practice.
  • In collaboration with site supervisor and course instructor, determine professional ways to ask for and receive feedback.

 

Textbook Materials

Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials will be 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.

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 1240
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) No credit
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) UFV CYC 1XX (3)
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) UFV CYC 1XX (4.5)

Course Offerings

Winter 2024

CRN
Days
Dates
Start Date
End Date
Instructor
Status
CRN
13269
Start Date
-
End Date
Start Date
End Date
Instructor Last Name
Dellebuur O'Connor
Instructor First Name
Kristy
Course Status
Full
Section Notes

CYCC 1240 038 is restricted to part time CYCC students. Please contact coordinator and program advisor to register.

Max
Enrolled
Remaining
Waitlist
Max Seats Count
0
Actual Seats Count
17
-17
Actual Wait Count
0
Days
Building
Room
Time
Building
Off Campus Location
Room
None
-
CRN
Days
Dates
Start Date
End Date
Instructor
Status
CRN
16040
Start Date
-
End Date
Start Date
End Date
Instructor Last Name
Gomez
Instructor First Name
Yvonne
Course Status
Full
Section Notes

CYCC 1240 080 is restricted to part time ONLINE CYCC Diploma students. Please contact coordinator and program advisor to register.

Max
Enrolled
Remaining
Waitlist
Max Seats Count
0
Actual Seats Count
5
-5
Actual Wait Count
0
Days
Building
Room
Time
Building
Off Campus Location
Room
None
-
CRN
Days
Dates
Start Date
End Date
Instructor
Status
CRN
17224
Start Date
-
End Date
Start Date
End Date
Instructor Last Name
Bates
Instructor First Name
Robert
Course Status
Open
Section Notes

CYCC 1240 081 is restricted to full-time Child and Youth Care degree students. Students will be out on practicum on Thursdays and Fridays. Pre-Practicum seminar will occur the first 3 weeks of the semester.

Max
Enrolled
Remaining
Waitlist
Max Seats Count
32
Actual Seats Count
30
2
Actual Wait Count
0
Days
Building
Room
Time
Building
Off Campus Location
Room
None
-