The objective is to provide students in Child and Youth Care and Social Work with an understanding of the Law as an expression of social policy, and of the processes by which laws are developed, enacted and changed; Family law and the Family Courts, with special reference to laws affecting children; human rights as they apply to social services; the organization of legal services and the legal accountability and liabilities of social workers, child and youth care workers and others in the social service field.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Child and Youth Care Diploma program
Note: Students will receive credit for only one of the following: SOCW 357, CYCA 357