HSER 264 - INTRODUCTION TO
PROFESSIONAL CHILD AND YOUTH CARE

HSER 264: Introduction to Professional Child and
Youth Care is designed to provide an overview of
the child and youth care field, and the professional
identity of child and youth care workers, which will
enable the student to work with and advocate for
children, youth and families in a more effective way.
Students will explore the historical development of
the field and gain a working understanding of the
key concepts and basic principles of practice in the
Child and Youth Care field. They will develop a clear
understanding of the similarities and differences in
the role and function of Child Care Professionals and
other Human Service Professionals.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 110.

HSER 267 - SUPERVISION IN
HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES

Human Service agencies are labour-intensive
organizations which invest most of their financial
resources in personnel who are engaged in delivering
front-end or "hands-on" services. This course

will explore the issues around the selection and
supervision of staff and assist the participants to
develop skills in managing staff in a way that will
promote productivity while meeting the needs of
these employees.

Pre-requisites: Certificate in FCCE, SSW, CCSW or 30
credits of University Transfer credit including ENGL
no/i1 and PSYC 100/107 OR PLA indicating equivalent
knowledge and skill to an ECCE, SSW or CCSW certificate.

HSER 270 - PRACTICUM IN A CHILD
AND YOUTH CARE SETTING

A 200 to 250 hour practicum located in a child and
youth care setting. This practicum requires students
to work directly with children and/or youths in
order to promote professional skill acquisition and
integration. Emphasis is placed on observation and
recording skills, awareness of personal functioning
in relation to the children and/or youths. The ability
to demonstrate beginning-level case management
planning, intervention, and case-presentation skills
with both a one-to-one focus and a group focus are
also emphasized.

HSER 276 - ISSUES IN YOUTH

HSER 276: Issues in Youth will explore the issues
that face those in adolescence and early adulthood in
various societies. ‘Adolescence’ and ‘early adulthood!
are terms used to describe a time of life in which
major developmental and social changes occur. An
exploration of adolescence and early adulthood,

and the issues that are unique to these stages of

life in various societies will occur. Students will be

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exposed to theories of adolescence, issues of gender,
sociological explanations of existing issues, and to
local and international programs designed to address
these issues.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 110.

HSER 280 - ADVANCED HUMAN
SERVICE PRACTICUM

Practicum A second level or advanced practicum for
individuals who have completed a previous block
practicum or have demonstrated those skills through
a PLA. After an orientation to the agency, students
are expected to provide direct services, assuming
full responsibility with appropriate supervision, to
specified clients, or client groups. Students will
develop competence in providing a specific service
and in participating as a team member in the agency.
The practicum is normally 250 hours.

HSER 281 - DIRECTED STUDIES - METHODS

HSER 281: Directed Studies: Methods is a self
directed course where students are expected to
demonstrate a basic understanding of the specific
theoretical approaches to working with a specific
client population. Further, students are expected

to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of

the specific concerns and issues related to this
distinctive group, and demonstrate an understanding
of the specific approaches and skills used with this
group. Learning strategies include library research,
exploration of relevant journals, interviewing
practitioners and other individual’s small group
discussions with the instructor and presentation of
results. Typical focus areas may include, but are not
limited to, people with specific disabilities, people
dealing with substance use/addictions, people who
experience violence, community-based advocacy,
people who perpetrate violence, people with mental
illnesses, people with co-occurring disorders, family
preservation and support, individual counselling,
geriatrics, preparing people for employment, specific
ethnic populations, multicultural work, children and
adolescents and First Nations work.

PSYC 101 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY II

Topics include thinking and other cognitive processes,
development of the individual, personality, behaviour
disorders, health and social psychology. Other topics
are added at the discretion of the instructor. Class
demonstrations and activities are used to illustrate
concepts.

Pre-requisites: PSYC 100 with a grade of "C" or better or
written permission of the Instructor and School Chair.

HUMAN SERVICES DIPLOMA
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PSYC 240 - CHILD DEVELOPMENT

An introduction to normal child development, this
course explores selected aspects of the physical,
cognitive, emotional, and moral development of
children from birth to adolescence; and examines the
major theories of child development.

Pre-requisites: PSYC 100/107 or written permission of the
instructor and School Chair.

PSYC 241 - ADULT DEVELOPMENT
An introduction to normal adult development, this

course examines critical issues and theories of
adolescence, and early, middle and late adulthood.

Pre-requisites: PSYC 100/107 and PSYC 240 or written
permission of the Instructor and Schoo! Chair.

Contacts

RACHEL WALKER

Admissions Officer

Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 21233
Email: rwalker@selkirk.ca

TERESA PETRICK

School Chair, Health and Human Services
Phone: 250.365.7292 ext 21442

Direct: 250.365.1442

Email: tpetrick@selkirk.ca

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