Prepare for a career as a Child and Youth Counsellor (CYC), providing care and treatment for children or adolescents experiencing a range of social, emotional, behavioral, or learning challenges.
Program Availability:
Accepting Applications
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Program Availability:
Accepting Applications
Program Code:
CYW
Delivery:
Hybrid , In Person , Placement
Credential
Ontario College Advanced Diploma
Academic School:
School of Justice and Community Development
Location:
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Child and Youth Care Practitioners (CYCP) are involved in all facets of care, from intake to assessment, program planning, goal formulation, and intervention. They team up with teachers, social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists as well as other social services to provide a assistance through a variety of treatment strategies.
Fleming is one of the few institutions in Canada and abroad that has completed and earned full accreditation by the Child and Youth Care Educational Accreditation Board of Canada (CYCEAB).
The philosophy of the program is to be thoroughly involved with the individual, using everyday occurrences as learning opportunities for growth and empowerment. The curriculum also encourages self-reflective practice of personal values, beliefs, attitudes and assumptions relating to human behavior and relationships. You will also learn self-care strategies to help navigate the impact of working in this sector.
Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be eligible to join the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care (OACYC).
The Child and Youth Care Advanced Diploma program at Sir Sandford Fleming College has earned accreditation from the Child and Youth Care Educational Accreditation Board of Canada as a provider of quality post-secondary education in the field of Child and Youth Care, from June 4, 2019, to June 3, 2026.
Placements can take place locally or outside the Peterborough area. Placements are integrated with seminars to provide extra support and direction to students during the three placement experiences. The program provides over 1200 hours of placement experience and preparation.
These traits and abilities will help you succeed in this program and career:
"Many of my classmates were hired while still in the second year of the program as a result of placement experience. I was hired full-time after graduation at Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag Services Circle, which is where I did all three of my program placements."
Ziigwanbinesii Charles (Rachel),
Child and Youth Care Program Graduate
As a Child and Youth Care Practitioner (CYCP), you can find employment in a variety of community-based organizations, public and private workplaces, including human service agencies, educational settings, health facilities, and recreational/ sports facilities. The increased need for CYCPs in residential care settings has resulted in an accelerated hiring rate for locations such as group homes, residential and day treatment programs in children's mental health centres, and treatment residences. CYCPs work with a diverse range of people and personal circumstances, including:
The Indigenous Perspectives Designation (IPD) is an option available to students studying in the Community and Justice Services program. To qualify for the IPD, students must take and successfully complete GNED49 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies and GNED128 - Indigenous Knowledges, along with a minimum of four approved co-curricular Indigenous events or experiences that will be incorporated into the final portfolio assignment in GNED128. The student’s transcript will indicate the IPD designation. Upon graduation, students with an IPD will have a strong foundational basis in Indigenous Studies, and a designation that will be marketable in the employment sector.
Your program has mandatory requirements which may include a criminal reference check, first aid, CPR-C, etc. For more information, please see the Non Academic Requirements page.
Students applying to Child and Youth Care must meet the following requirements:
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You may be able to use credits obtained at Fleming College to continue your postsecondary education in pursuit of a degree. The articulation and credit transfer agreements with our partner institutions are summarized below.
To apply please see the Fleming College - Internal Application website.
Visit the Fleming College website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
To apply please see the Fleming College - Internal Application website.
Visit the Fleming College website for further articulation and program information.
To apply please see the Fleming College - Internal Application website.
Visit the Fleming College website for further articulation and program information.
To apply please see the Fleming College - Internal Application website.
Visit the Fleming College website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
To apply please see the Fleming College - Internal Application website.
Visit the Fleming College website for further articulation and program information.
To apply please see the Griffith University's admissions website.
Visit the Griffith University website for further articulation and program information.
See the official articulation agreement.
To apply please see the Griffith University's admissions website.
Visit the Griffith University website for further articulation and program information.
See the official articulation agreement.
To apply please see the Ontario Colleges website.
Visit the Humber College website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
To apply please see the Ontario Colleges website.
Visit the Humber College website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Lakehead University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Ontario Tech University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Ontario Tech University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Ontario Tech University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Ontario Tech University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Ontario Tech University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
To apply please see the Ontario Colleges website.
Visit the Seneca College website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
To apply please see the Ontario Colleges website.
Visit the Seneca College website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Seneca College website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Toronto Metropolitan University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Toronto Metropolitan University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the University of Guelph-Humber website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
To apply please see the University of Victoria's admissions website.
Visit the University of Victoria website for further articulation and program information.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the University of Windsor website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Wilfrid Laurier University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
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