Child and Youth Care

*Domestic applicants include Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons and Convention refugees.
In the Child and Youth Care program, you'll learn from experienced instructors about family issues and children's emotional and behavioural challenges. You’ll develop counselling skills, examine child abuse and neglect, mental health issues, familial structures, psychotherapy techniques, develop professionalism and interpersonal skills relevant to the field, and many other child-centred issues and concerns.
This three-year advanced diploma has a field placement, where you'll spend every other semester working with clients/recipients of service. In total, you'll get over 1,500 hours of real-world experience. Fanshawe will give you the skills and experience necessary as a child and youth care worker to accept the challenge with confidence.
When you graduate with a Child and Youth Care advanced diploma, you’ll have a dynamic and evolving range of skills that will allow you to work in a number of different fields such as group homes, correctional services, residential treatment centres, children's aid societies, boards of education, community resource centres, street-work, and hospitals.
The Child and Youth Care program prepares individuals to provide care and treatment for children and youth experiencing emotional, behavioural, social and mental health challenges. This education and training combine both an academic facet with comprehensive and varied field experience.
This program is offered at more than one campus for your convenience. Learn more about the programs and services of Fanshawe’s campuses in London, St. Thomas, and Woodstock
Graduates are employed by agencies or institutions designed to meet a range of needs for children and youth experiencing emotional, behavioural, social and/or mental health challenges. Such places include group homes, correctional services, residential treatment centres, children's aid societies, boards of education, community resource centres, streetwork, and hospitals.
I want to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude to the wonderful instructors at Fanshawe College and more specifically my Child and Youth Care program. I have always had an interest and desire to work within the education system, specifically with children with challenging behaviours. I chose Fanshawe College to prepare me for my future. I strongly believe that Fanshawe's approach to education and placement played a key part to my success as a student and ultimately finding employment. My graduation day was not only a day of celebration for my previous three years of hard work, it was also a day of celebration for receiving an offer of employment from the Thames Valley District School Board. I never dreamed that I would be employed on the day of graduation! This surreal feeling will never be forgotten.
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to
Julie Cross, CYW, CYC, BA, MOT, MEd DE
Kristen Fryer
Peggy Humphries, CYW, CYC (cert.)
CYC Co-ordinator and CYC Field Placement Liaison
Kevin Pole
This is a competitive program; the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of seats available. Please see www.fanshawec.ca/hcp for details. |
Test | Score |
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TOEFL iBT | 79 |
IELTS Academic | Overall score of 6.0 with no score less than 5.5 in any of the four bands |
CAEL | Overall score of 60 with no score less than 50 in any of the four bands. score of 80 in listening |
PTE Academic | 53 |
Cambridge English | Overall score of 169 with no language skill less than 162 |
ESL4/GAP5 | Minimum grade of 80% in Level 8, 75% in Level 9, or 70% in Level 10 |
Duolingo | Overall score of 105, with no score lower than 95 |
The following items are applicable to the program and are time sensitive. Please refer to www.fanshawec.ca/preplacement for important information about preparing for placement by the due date.
For all programs requiring the submission of pre-placement forms, please submit all supplemental forms (with the exception of transcripts) by email to regforms@fanshawec.ca.
The deadline for submission of these forms for the CYW4 program is December 1 for first year Fall term students and June 1 for first year Winter term students; December 1 for second year Fall term students and August 1 for second year Winter term students;and December 1 for third year Fall term students and June 1 for third year Winter term students.
Level 1 | ||||
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses: | ||||
WRIT-1094 | Reason & Writing 1 for Community Studies | 3 | ||
This course will introduce Community Studies students to essential principles of reading, writing, and reasoning at the postsecondary level. Students will identify, summarize, analyze, and evaluate multiple short readings and write persuasive response essays to develop their vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and critical thinking. | ||||
BSCI-1264 | Therapeutic Programming | 3 | ||
This course is designed to equip students with the conceptual frameworks, and technical skills necessary to plan, develop, implement, analyze and evaluate appropriate recreational and therapeutic programs for children and youth. This introductory course enhances students' knowledge and skills in utilizing games, exercises and activities for therapeutic purposes. Students will gain appreciation for the therapeutic value of play/ programming and begin to practice in a controlled setting. Students will be introduced to a variety of therapeutic interventions that can be applied in milieus where children and youth are commonly supported by Child and Youth Care Practitioners. | ||||
PSYC-1114 | CYC Skills & Interventions | 3 | ||
This is a practical course designed to teach students basic attending skills and strategies for working effectively with children. Sources of influence for children's behaviour are examined, including the role Child and Youth Care Practitioners have as a source of positive influence and empowerment in the lives of young people. | ||||
PSYC-1115 | CYC Relational Practice-Intro | 3 | ||
This course will introduce students to the field of Child and Youth Care. Students will have a full understanding of the development of the profession and the importance of personal and professional growth. An overview of the role of the Child and Youth Care Practitioner will be covered as related to the CYC practice milieus. An introduction to ethics in the field of Child and Youth Care will be examined throughout the course using the Ethical and Professional Standards as well as the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors Code of Conduct. Students will be introduced to the Domains of Practice and the Elements of Performance related to each domain. Relational practice and experiential learning will be discussed throughout the course. | ||||
FLDP-1046 | Professional Practice: Field Readiness | 2 | ||
This course introduces the student to the initial field component of Child and Youth Care. During this field preparation course, students will identify the outcomes and goals to successfully complete the first field placement. In addition to job skill development, students begin to work toward preparatory documentation necessary to attend the field placement. | ||||
PSYC-1116 | Diversity in CYC Practice | 3 | ||
This course will introduce students to diverse populations in the field of Child and Youth Care and in today's society. This course will ask students to examine their perspectives both personally and professionally, utilize self-reflection and self-awareness to begin to build an inclusive practice. The concept of ally will be woven throughout the course so students can begin to address personal bias in their practice. Students will develop skills in critical thinking and apply this knowledge to CYC practice. | ||||
PSYC-1117 | Child Development | 3 | ||
This course will provide students with an opportunity to understand the growth and development of children 0 - 12 years of age. Development will be understood through the use of five major theoretical perspectives and the physical, cognitive and social/emotional domains. The concepts of heredity and environment will be discussed throughout the course in relation to the role of child and you care practitioners. The role of research in child development and family policy will be reviewed in order for student to understand their advocacy role. Students will apply their knowledge of child development through simulations and experiential learning activities as they raise a virtual child and attend in-class parent meetings to discuss and review their virtual child's development. |
*Total program costs are approximate, subject to change and do not include the health and dental plan fee, bus pass fee or program general expenses.