Course Description

Program Description Does a career of working one-on-one with young people interest you? Check out the Youth Care Worker program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. You’ll need a steady personality, strong listening skills, compassion and respect for others. Graduates of the two-year diploma program are qualified for jobs as family support workers, group home staff, program coordinators or community outreach workers in a variety of educational, residential, social services or community-based agencies. The two-year Youth Care Worker diploma program is offered at the Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon campus. Qualified instructors will help you build on knowledge and skills developed in the Youth Care Worker certificate program. You’ll learn more about: Abnormal psychology Agency administration and community development Conflict resolution and small group facilitation Cultural diversity and family systems Individual assessment and development of case plans Sexual victimization Therapeutic intervention strategies and suicide prevention Please note: This diploma program is the second year continuation of the one-year "College Certificate - Youth Care Worker". Interested applicants must first apply to and complete the certificate prior to applying to the diploma. You’ll participate in two extended work-based practicums. You’ll get hands-on experience implementing individual client programs, facilitating established agency programs, carrying out basic administrative functions and managing client education sessions. It’s an opportunity to build your professional skills while enhancing your own personal growth. As a graduate of the diploma program, you could work as a family support worker, group home staff, program coordinator or community outreach worker in a wide range of human service agencies. There are job opportunities in a wide range of settings—community-based child and youth programs, parent education and training, family support, school-based programs, residential treatment, recreation programs, therapeutic foster homes, child and youth advocacy, justice programs, AIDS education and support, life skills training and community development.

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