CYC152

Introduction to Helping Skills in Child and Youth Care Practice

Learners are introduced to this applied practice learning environment, anchored in decolonizing praxis discourses, principles of social justice, and the foundational child and youth care helping and communication skills necessary to the development of ethical relationships in professional and therapeutic contexts. Emphasis on critical thinking, reflective engagement and the judicious use of relevant theoretical models helping to facilitate positive engagement with children, youth, families and their communities.