Diploma - Child and Youth Care
- 3 years
- Duration
- 18,730 CAD/year
- Price
- Sep 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kingston / Canada
- Location
- St. Lawrence College, Canada
- School
Program description
Child and Youth Care practitioners are experts in enabling change in children, adolescents, and young adults who are dealing with a variety of social, emotional, and/or behavioral issues. Change, stress, loss, poverty, violence, abuse, and neglect cause a wide range of feelings and behaviors in children and teens, including confusion, rage, withdrawal, aggression, hopelessness, violence, and suicide. Many of the children and teens face many obstacles and may have multiple diagnoses.
Furthermore, an increasing proportion of these young people are in dispute with the law and/or are undergoing therapeutic intervention. Understanding the individual and the particular nature of his or her response is thus a critical first step. In this process, practitioners are a crucial resource for children, youth, and their families. They commit to understanding these children, youth, and families and engaged in therapeutic interactions with them in order to promote and assist good development.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Activity-based Interventions
- Child Development
- Relational Practice
- Self-Care Reflective Practice
- Foundations of the Child and Youth Care Profession
- Communications for College
- GENE General Education Course
Semester 2
- Trauma and Abuse
- Counselling Techniques
- Adolescent and Young Adult Development
- Behavioural Interventions
- Preparation for Field Practicum
- Mental Health in Children, Youth and Families
- Non Violent Crisis Intervention
- General Education Course
Semester 3
- Counselling Theory in Practice
- Creative and Trauma-Informed Interventions
- Field Practicum and Seminar 1
- Clinical Documentation Skills
Semester 4
- Field Practicum and Seminar 2
- Group Counselling and Facilitation
- Working with Families
- Online General Education Online
Semester 5
- Addictions in Children, Youth and Families
- Social Activism and Advocacy
- Field Practicum and Seminar 3
- Cultural Diversity and Inclusivity
Semester 6
- Human Sexuality
- Working within Community and Justice Systems
- Field Practicum and Seminar 4
- Contemporary Trends in CYC
Price
- Tuition 16,430 CAD
- Program Fees 0,00 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 2,300 CAD
Total tuition per 2 semester (one year) 18,730 CAD
Fees are estimates only
Requirements for applicants
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or equivalent
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level
- Grade 11 Math
English Proficiency requirements are:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic - Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 (SDS requires an overall 6.0, with no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or Home Edition - 78
- TOEFL Computer-based Test - 213
- Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL. In-person or Online)* - overall 60
- EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)* - pre 1
- The Michigan English Test* - Overall 58 with no individual score below 56, ECCE/ECPE 650 or higher
- Cambridge English Proficiency* - 173
- Duolingo (Temporarily accepted)* - 105
- Pearson Test of English -Academic (Online & In-person) - 55
*Note: Students from India are not eligible to submit the results of this test as proof of English proficiency.
About the university
St. Lawrence College has campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, Ontario. Our secure neighborhoods combine small-town atmosphere with big-city attractions, like shopping, eating, and nightlife.
The institution has 6,700 full-time and 20,000 part-time students in 89 academic programs and 829 full- and part-time employees, including 414 professors.
With modern, expansive facilities in three vibrant eastern Ontario cities and a solid track record of excellence, St. Lawrence College still combines all the benefits of a world-class education with the advantages of small-town living and personal attention to detail.
