Child & Youth Care
Distance Learning Program
Prepare for a new career helping children and youth
Some young people experience distress, or family breakdown that can leave them ill-equipped to face the future. Helping young people and their families overcome emotional and behavioral problems is the child and youth care worker’s role. Now you can offer your concern, guidance, and encouragement to troubled young people and their families with the Child and Youth Care diploma.
Providing realistic practical training, the part-time program prepares the student to form healthy, guiding relationships with young people who are struggling with adversity, assisting them to use their strengths and resilience to achieve more positive direction in their life. The Bachelor of Child and Youth Care program equips graduates for a variety of careers in the human services profession: early intervention programs, community agencies, school based programs, foster care agencies, young offender facilities, family support programs and residential care settings for children and youth.
As a distance student, you will work with a tutor who is a qualified Child and Youth Care practitioner. Your tutor will grade assignments and provide you support through telephone conferencing and written correspondence. Note: You may register for up to two courses without applying to the program.
Diploma Program Courses available through distance study:
CYCW 100 Adolescent Development
CYCW 101 Helping Skills for Youth and Families
CYCW 106 The Child and Youth Care Professional
CYCW 107 Child and Youth Care Practice
CYCW 112 Family Dynamics
CYCW 201 Child & Youth Care Practice in Mental Health
CYCW 102 Integration Seminar
CYCW 103 Field Placement
CYCW 114 Individual Counseling
CYCW 200 Child/Youth Care Methods I
CYCW 205 Issues in Family Work
CYCW 202 Integration Seminar
CYCW 203 Field Placement
CYCW 0100 Bridging into Child & Youth Care Work
CYCW 104 Activities Programming for Youth
CYCW 108 Special Topics in Child & Youth Care
CYCW 204 Group Counseling
CYCW 206 Child/Youth Care Methods II
CYCW 209 Family Support & Intervention
ENGL 111 Communications
Note: Students can complete up to two years of the Bachelor program through distance study. Students can then choose to exit the program with a two year diploma, or continue with Years 3 & 4 on-site in Edmonton to earn their degree. Please note that currently Years 3 & 4 are available on-site only in Edmonton.
Study Options
Teleconference Courses
Detailed print based course packages are supplemented with instructor led group discussion, peer group learning activities, guest speakers and other creative approaches in a bi-weekly phone conference with other learners. Students can call into sessions from home, the workplace or local learning centers.
Web-Lite Options
In this delivery mode, an Internet course site for discussion and on-line activities replaces the teleconference.
Internet Courses (Web CT)
Basic computer skills allow participation in a highly interactive virtual classroom environment. On-line content sessions, individual and group activities, exciting visuals and innovative assignments make this a fun and flexible approach to learning. Students have full access to an instructor and log on to the course site once or twice a week. Textbooks or reading materials may be required but no print packages accompany this modality.
Tutorial Courses
Delivered on site at MacEwan South Campus, (7319-29 Avenue, Edmonton AB), tutorials usually run every other week from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Students are provided with print-based course packages to permit independent study. Instructor facilitation and support, combined with peer group discussion and activities, make this an excellent learning option.
To apply to the part-time program:
You may register for up to two courses without applying to the program. If you wish to continue your studies, you must apply to the Bachelor of Child and Youth Care Program. You can do this by picking up an application at YREC and submitting it to the Registrar's Office, or you can apply on-line at: www.macewan.ca
To register for courses:
If you are paying by Visa or MasterCard, registrations can be phoned directly to the Program Consultant, Lynn Baker at 1-888-497-4622 ext. 5099. If you are paying by cheque, money order or if you are a sponsored student registrations can be mailed to:
Bachelor of Child and Youth Care Program
Grant MacEwan University, SC
Room 175, 7319-29 Avenue
Edmonton AB T6K 2P1
Sponsorships must be supported by a letter directly from an official in the sponsoring agency and attached to the registration form.
Fees must be paid at the time of registration. Cheques and money orders should be made payable to Grant MacEwan University.
PLEASE NOTE:
Shipping and handling charges will be assessed for sending materials to distance learning students.
Textbook fees for each course are extra.
GST is included in all material and other fees.
ENGL 111: Communications
This course can be taken by WebCT in the fall and winter semesters.
Withdrawal and refund of fees: Distance delivery and home study students will receive a 50% refund of tuition provided the notice of withdrawal is received in the Registrar’s Office within 28 days after the start date of the course.
For more detailed course descriptions and start and end dates please contact Lynn Baker, Program Consultant at 1-888-497-4622 ext. 5099.
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