Child and Youth Development
Child and Youth Development is concerned
with improving poor early life experiences
of children and adolescents that
can lead to harmful outcomes including
underachievement of potential, behaviour
problems and delinquency.
Professional practitioners in this field
promote the optimal development of
children, youth and their families in a variety
of settings, such as early child care and
education, community-based child and
youth development programmes, parent
education and family support, schoolbased
programmes, community mental
health, group homes, residential centres,
rehabilitation programmes, paediatric
health care and juvenile justice
programmes.
This major focuses on empowering the
practitioner to be effective in assessing
needs, designing and implementing
programmes and planned environments,
integrating a range of requirements into
the life space of children and youth, and
participating in interventions on their behalf
– in both cultural and political settings.
How do I complete a major in Child
and Youth Development?
A major will include the two first year units;
the two second-year core units, and four
units at second/ third-year level (with a
minimum of three of these units at third
year level).
Note: The second and third year units will be
available from 2011 and 2012 respectively.
First year:
- Child and Youth Development Context
- Child and Youth Development Levels
Second year
Core units
- Child and Youth Assessment
- Child and Youth Interventions
Second / third year:
Core units
- Health and safety requirements for
children
- Building support networks for children
and families
Plus at least two units chosen from the
following:
- Family functioning and child abuse
- Management of community projects
- Intermediary services in courts
- Field placements in child and youth care
See also:
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