Program Description George Brown College's Child and Youth Care program (formerly the Child and Youth Worker program) combines best practice principles and a relational approach that is anchored in the values of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors' Code of Ethics.
The curriculum is organized into four distinct pillars: resiliency an ecological perspective an anti-oppression human rights framework restorative practices Students learn to engage purposefully and effectively with children, adolescents and families who struggle with emotional, behavioural and developmental challenges that impair their abilities to relate to others. Specific focus is on recognizing the impact of mental health challenges on children and youth. Students learn to translate theory into practice to move at-risk youth from risk to resilience.
