Child and Youth Care Diploma

Over the past two decades Child and Youth Care has become an expanding field in Canada that crosses a range of academic disciplines such as:

This new emerging field of study prepares people for jobs that focus on both Community and Residentially based care practices in diverse multi disciplinary programs.

The diverse nature of Child and Youth Care can include work with:

• Residential and Group Homes
• Mental Health Centres
• Treatment/Foster Care Services
• School based/Alternative Education Programs for Exceptional Needs students
• Day Care and Early Childhood Programs
• Youth Justice and Probation Programs

Work within these programs requires trained personnel with the knowledge and skills necessary to actively participate as Members of Multi disciplinary Teams for the care, guidance and treatment of troubled and/or special needs children, youth and their families.

To this end, this diploma reinforces the notion that UCC students should be provided with equitable access to Multi disciplinary Education and Training that can prepare them for employment within the Diverse Community and Residential Human Service Program settings both locally and provincially.