The three-year Child and Youth Care advanced diploma program is designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge required to work with children, adolescents and families experiencing a wide range of emotional, social, behavioural and/or mental health needs. Child and Youth Workers are specialists in facilitating change in children and youth and work alongside other professionals including educators, medical and social work professionals, correctional officers and family organizations dedicated to implementing a range of intervention, prevention and treatment strategies for children and their families. As a Child and Youth Worker, you will be a valuable resource committed to understanding and interacting in therapeutic relationships that foster positive change.

In the Child and Youth Care program, you will develop skills to work in a variety of therapeutic contexts where you can make a positive difference in the lives of children, youth and families dealing with complex emotional issues. Our six-semester advanced diploma program prepares you for career opportunities in organizations that provide care and treatment for children, youth and their families such as residential and day treatment centres, group homes, hospitals, young offenders' programs, children's aid societies, community-based programs and schools, working with children and youth in special education classes.