Mar 28, 2024  
2017-18 Academic Calendar Mount Royal University 
    
2017-18 Academic Calendar Mount Royal University [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Child and Youth Care Counsellor, BCST


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Curriculum


In the Child and Youth Care Counsellor major, students will learn to advocate for, counsel and nurture vulnerable children, youth and families. The children and youth may have suffered physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect, family breakdown and may have behavioural or learning difficulties. The courses will explore the dynamics of abuse and neglect in child and youth care theory and practice, development, intervention and treatment strategies, and counselling theory and skills. Students will be required to have a current CPR and First Aid Certificate prior to entry into the second year practicum placement.

Support Courses


  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective
  • Elective

Graduation Requirements


Eligibility to graduate from a Mount Royal program requires that a student meet all of the following conditions:

  1. has been officially admitted into the program;
  2. has completed at least 25% of the graduation requirements as a student within the program;
  3. has met the residency requirement;
  4. satisfies all program requirements specified in the curriculum at the time of admission to the program or the current program;
  5. meets the requirements for Good Standing at the time the application to graduate is evaluated.

Students should also be aware that there is a limit on the number of 1xxx level (i.e., junior) courses that can be used to satisfy program requirements. Exceptions to any of these conditions must be approved, in writing, by the Dean of the program from which the student is applying to graduate.

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