Clinical Pre-placement health form requirements and program policy
Upon confirmation of acceptance into this program, students must meet and complete all the mandatory Requisite health form requirements for this program. This will take up to 10 to 12 weeks to complete.
Students will need to process and provide proof of their medical records such as (MMR, Varicella, Hep B blood test reports/titers, Tdap shot valid every 10 years and Two Step TB Skin Test), a clear police vulnerable sector check renewed every year, Standard First Aid certificate renewed every three years and CPR level C renewed every year. This requirements must be submitted by the given deadline to ParaMed.
Students who do not comply with the program’s health policy and requirements will not be eligible to attend and are excluded from the field practicum which may jeopardize their academic standing and unable to graduate in this program.
All costs, service fees and fines associated with the overall health requirements are the responsibility of the student.
Police Vulnerable Sector Check requirements and program policy (renew every year)
In compliance with the requirements of our placement partners, all students in this program are required to have a police vulnerable sector check completed, and this check must be renewed annually before entering into field or clinical placement.
The police vulnerable sector check process typically takes two to three months, but under some circumstances can take four to eight months. This is required to protect the clientele of our placement partner agencies, who are considered “vulnerable persons” under the law.
Students are responsible for ensuring that the police vulnerable sector check covers appropriateness for “individuals being employed and/or volunteering who will be working with vulnerable person(s).”
Students are required to keep the original copy of their police vulnerable sector check.
Students who are unable to provide a “clear” police vulnerable sector check may not be able to start their field or clinical placement and therefore may be unable to complete the program. Students who are not eligible to attend their practice placement due to a “not clear” status will jeopardize their progress in the program. Our agency partners have the final decision for students being allowed to practice in their agency.
Failure to meet the requirements for field placement will prevent students from completing the program and/or securing employment.
George Brown College's Child and Youth Care program combines best practice principles and a relational approach that is anchored in the values of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care Code of Ethics.
Students learn to engage purposefully and effectively with children, adolescents and families who struggle with emotional, behavioural and developmental challenges that impair their abilities to relate to others.
Specific focus is on recognizing the impact of mental health challenges on children and youth.
Students learn to translate theory into practice to move youth from potential risk to resilience. In preparation for the field or clinical placement, students will be required to work in multiple small and large groups within classes and community settings.
Field placement plays an important role in the Child and Youth Care program.
The first year provides students with an opportunity to develop a solid foundation of skills to build upon. The subsequent academic courses come to life in a wide range of supervised field placements in the second and third years of the program.
Second-year students can expect to be in placement two days a week (Winter semester) and third-year students can expect to be in placement three days a week over 28 weeks (includes both the Fall and Winter Semester).
Placements may take place in professional settings such as:
residential care
hospitals
shelters
schools
after-school programs
community outreach programs
day treatment
youth justice
Students are expected to work both day and evening shifts (not overnight) and may be requested to work on some weekends.
Code: C133
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COURSES
Required Courses
SEMESTER 1
semester courses
CYCS1004, Introduction to Child and Youth Care
CYCS1055, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Oppressive Practices
GSSC1105, Introduction to Psychology
COMM1007, College English
GNED, General Education Elective
SEMESTER 2
semester courses
CYCS1015, Field Preparation Seminar
CYCS1022, Therapeutic Activities
CYCS1054, Interpersonal Communication
CYCS1056, Legislation & Social Issues
CYCS1057, Child & Adolescent Development
SEMESTER 3
semester courses
CYCS1049, Counselling Children & Youth
CYCS2046, Field Work Seminar I
CYCS2031, Professional Writing in CYC
CYCS2045, Field Practice I
SEMESTER 4
semester courses
CYCS2026, Trauma Informed Approaches
CYCS2046, Field Work Seminar I
CYCS2045, Field Practice I
CYCS2040, Human Sexuality
CYCS2041, Group Work in CYC Practice
SEMESTER 5
semester courses
CYCS3023, Field Practice II
CYCS3024, Field Work Seminar II
CYCS3020, Community Based Practices
CYCS3021, Mental Health I
GSSC1138, Introductory to Sociology
BST2003, Crisis Prevention & Intervention
SEMESTER 6
semester courses
CYCS3023, Field Practice II
CYCS3024, Field Work Seminar II
CYCS3016, Working With Families
CYCS3022, Mental Health II
GNED, General Education Elective
Child and Youth Care graduates have found employment in:
treatment centres
group homes/residential placements
hospitals
schools
community-based treatment programs
shelters
Mandatory Health Insurance
$743.99 for one-year coverage (Sept-August)
$508.83 for 8 months coverage (Jan-August)
$273.29 for 4 months coverage (May-August)