Child and Youth Care (Diploma)

About this programme

Gain the skills to work with at-risk children, youth and their families through the two-year Diploma in Child and Youth Care program. You’ll learn how to make a difference in the life of a child or adolescent dealing with abuse, neglect, addiction or family breakdown and who may have behavioural or learning difficulties. Once you graduate, you’ll be qualified for frontline positions working directly with children and youth in schools, community centres, parent-child education settings, residential settings, programs for street-involved youth, addictions services and more. The Child and Youth Care Diploma offers both online and in-person options. The online option allows you to study and complete the diploma from the comfort of your own home and get practical experience within your own community, while the in-person option is offered at our Coquitlam Campus. If you do not meet the English proficiency requirements, you can register for Douglas College English Upgrading courses . No placement test is required for Child and Youth Care applicants. Email upgrading@douglascollege.ca and ask about the English Upgrading pathway to Child and Youth Care. Calculate your tuition and see the approximate cost of taking your program at Douglas College with the tuition and fee estimator . See costs broken down into categories including tuition fees, textbooks, student activity fees, U-Pass and more. Introduction to CYC Practice or Introduction to Indigenous Child and Youth Care Practice Change and Development Families: Working from a Family Perspective or Families:Working from an Indi