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Advanced Diploma of Child and Youth Care
Advanced Diploma of Child and Youth Care

Advanced Diploma of Child and Youth Care

  • ID:HC010059
  • Level:3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma
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* Tuition fees listed are for two semesters (unless otherwise noted) and include both Health Insurance and mandatory non-tuition-fees. Other fees include textbooks, supplies

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Admission Requirements

​​Entry requirement

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including these required courses: 

  • Grade 12 English (ENG4C or ENG4U or equivalent)

  • Three Grade 11 or Grade 12 C, M or U courses in addition to those listed above

English requirements 

  • For any program level, a minimum of three years of full-time study at the secondary school level in an English language school system in a country where English is considered the primary language, or the primary language of instruction and evaluation is English, with acceptable grades in all English courses. 

  • For any program level, a minimum of  two full years of successful study in an accredited university degree program or two full years of successful study in an accredited college diploma program in a country OR in a postsecondary institution where English is the primary language of instruction.

  • Minimum TOEFL Scores: 550 for paper-based test OR 80 (20L, 20W, 20S, 20R) for internet-based test

  • Minimum IELTS Scores: Overall 6.0 AND No band below 5.5

  • Minimum MELAB Score: 76

  • Minimum EAP Score: Successful completion of all EAP courses with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 60% in Level 8

  • Minimum PTE Score: 53 - 57

  • Minimum CAEL Score: Overall band score of 60

  • Minimum FCE/CAE/CPE Score: Cambridge (FCE/CAE/CPE) 174 (with no single test score below 167)

  • Duolingo Language Test Scores: Between 105 -110

Course Information

Humber’s Child and Youth Care advanced diploma program prepares you to promote the optimal development of children, youth and their families. Students are required to develop skills in assessing needs, designing and implementing programs and planned environments, and using daily life events to support and facilitate positive change. The program provides foundational knowledge in infant, child and adolescent development; child and youth care relational practice principles; psychology of the family; evidence-based or evidence-informed intervention strategies; group dynamics; and therapeutic activities.

You will learn that an essential component of professional practice is self-awareness, with many courses emphasizing self-reflection and the classroom being a professional practice environment. Your high energy level and emotional maturity will help you meet the demands of working with children and youth with complex needs.

Our program is delivered by award-winning faculty, renowned in their field, with current, relevant experience and advanced degrees. A key feature of the program is its therapeutic play lab fostering experiential learning.

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Semester 1

  • CYC 101: Child Development

  • CYC 102: Introduction to Professional Skills

  • CYC 103: Community Resources and Legislation

  • CYC 108: Relational Child and Youth Care Practice 1

  • CYC 112: Group Dynamics

  • WRIT 100: College Reading and Writing Skills

 Semester 2

  • CYC 160: Adolescent Development

  • CYC 212: Family Dynamics

  • CYC 216: Interviewing and Counselling

  • CYC 222: Assessment, Recording, and Documentation

  • WRIT 200: Workplace Writing Skills

  • Select 1 from the following courses

  • GNED: General Elective

 Semester 3

  • CYC 154: Internship 1

  • CYC 161: Integrative Seminar 1

  • CYC 162: Therapeutic Activities Programming

  • CYC 213: Psychology of Mental Health and Illness 1

  • CYC 218: Relational Child and Youth Care Practice 2

 Semester 4

  • CYC 209: Response to Abuse

  • CYC 320: Relational Child and Youth Care Practice 3

  • CYC 321: Human Sexuality

  • CYC 323: Philosophies of Care

  • CYC 324: Psychology of Mental Health and Illness 2

  • GNED 101: An Introduction to Arts and Sciences

 Semester 5

  • CYC 201: Integrative Seminar 2

  • CYC 214: Internship 2: Clinical Skills

  • CYC 215: Internship 2: Personal Skills

  • CYC 217: Internship 2: Organizational Skills

  • Select 1 from the following courses

  • GNED: General Elective

 Semester 6

  • CYC 322: Issues in Child & Youth Care Practice

  • CYC 353: Integrative Seminar 3

  • CYC 354: Internship 3: Clinical Skills

  • CYC 356: Internship 3: Organizational Skills

  • CYC 358: Internship 3: Personal Skills

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Our graduates enter a field with opportunities in a variety of settings including:

  • child protection agencies

  • community-based child and youth development programs

  •  parent education and family support

  •  school-based programs

  •  youth and women’s shelters

  •  open custody group homes for young offenders

  •  residential and day treatment programs in children’s mental health centres

  • psychiatric hospitals

  •  early intervention and prevention programs

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