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Scope of Practice
The practice of Child and Youth Care occurs within the context
of therapeutic relationships with children and youth who are
experiencing difficulties in their lives. Intervention takes place
within the family, the community and other social institutions, and
centres on promoting emotional, social and behavioural change
and well-being within the context of daily living.
Definition of Child and Youth Care
Child and youth care practitioners work with children, youth and
families with complex needs. They can be found in a variety of
settings such as group homes and residential treatment centres,
hospitals and community mental health clinics, community-based
outreach and school-based programs, parent education and
family support programs, as well as in private practice and
juvenile justice programs. Child and youth care workers
specialize in the development and implementation of therapeutic
programs and planned environments and the utilization of daily
life events to facilitate change. At the core of all effective child
and youth care practice is a focus on the therapeutic
relationship; the application of theory and research about human
growth and development to promote the optimal physical,
psycho-social, spiritual, cognitive, and emotional development of
young people towards a healthy and productive adulthood; and
a focus on strengths and assets rather than pathology.
The practice of Child and Youth Care occurs within the context
of therapeutic relationships with children and youth who are
experiencing difficulties in their lives. Intervention takes place
within the family, the community and other social institutions, and
centres on promoting emotional, social and behavioural change
and well-being within the context of daily living.
Definition of Child and Youth Care
Child and youth care practitioners work with children, youth and
families with complex needs. They can be found in a variety of
settings such as group homes and residential treatment centres,
hospitals and community mental health clinics, community-based
outreach and school-based programs, parent education and
family support programs, as well as in private practice and
juvenile justice programs. Child and youth care workers
specialize in the development and implementation of therapeutic
programs and planned environments and the utilization of daily
life events to facilitate change. At the core of all effective child
and youth care practice is a focus on the therapeutic
relationship; the application of theory and research about human
growth and development to promote the optimal physical,
psycho-social, spiritual, cognitive, and emotional development of
young people towards a healthy and productive adulthood; and
a focus on strengths and assets rather than pathology.
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The Scope of Practice and Definition of Child
and Youth Care were adopted at the Sudbury
Annual Meeting in 2008.
You may download posters of the statements
as illustrated in PDF format.
and Youth Care were adopted at the Sudbury
Annual Meeting in 2008.
You may download posters of the statements
as illustrated in PDF format.