Advanced Diploma in Child and Youth Care - 612

Canada

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What will I learn?

Develop prevention, intervention and treatment strategies to facilitate a positive change in children, youth and their families who experience a range of social, emotional and behavioural challenges.

Program Highlights

Three different practical field placement experiences are offered throughout the program totalling over 1000 hours of hands-on experience upon

The Child and Youth Care program has a high employment rate for those in both full-time and part-time studies

What you'll learn

Specialize in supporting change with children and youth ages of approximately 6 to 18 experiencing a range of social, emotional, mental health and behavioural challenges and their families

Implement a range of prevention and intervention strategies for children, youth and their families. This will focus on trauma informed practice, crisis intervention, conflict management, problem-solving, life space interviews, therapeutic activity programming, life and social skill development and group work

How to engage with children and youth experiencing difficult home situations, mental health challenges, substance abuse, behavioural problems and conflicts with the law

Learn equitable and inclusive approaches to advocate for the rights of children and youth

Program Length

3 academic years (periods of 8 months)

Your future career options

Child and Youth Workers

Child and Youth Counsellors

Youth Support Workers

Child and Youth Practitioners

Where you could work includes:

Group Homes, Schools and Residential Facilities

Mental Health Centres

Education Services

Child Welfare Services

Youth Criminal Justice Services

Community Intervention Services

Opportunities for grads

Become a member of the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care (O.A.C.Y.C.).

Educational Pathways

Pathways to Mohawk

If you've successfully taken a course at another post-secondary institution, you may be able to earn course exemptions toward your credential here at Mohawk.

Pathways within Mohawk

If you have successfully completed one of the following programs at Mohawk, you may be eligible to receive transfer credit in this program.

Child and Youth Worker (Apprenticeship)

General Arts and Science Certificate (College Transfer)

Human Services Foundation

Early Childhood Education

Educational Support

General Arts and Science (University Transfer)

Recreation Therapy

We offer a diverse range of programs to further your studies within Mohawk following completion of this program.

Early Childhood Education (Intensive)

Social Service Worker (Intensive)

Educational Support (Intensive)

Autism & Behavioural Science

Brain Disorders Management

Community and Social Services Management

Concurrent Disorders

Mental Health & Disability Management

Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Pathways beyond Mohawk

Earn a degree:

Athabasca University - Bachelor of Professional Arts in Human Services

Brock University - Bachelor of Arts - Child & Youth Studies

Davenport University - Bachelor of Business Administration

Griffith University - Bachelor of Child, Youth and Family Practice or Bachelor of Human Services

Metropolitan University of Toronto (formerly Ryerson University) - Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care

Which department am I in?

Mohawk College

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
CAD$16,710.00 (10,13,403) per year
Total Tuition & Ancillary Fee: CAN $16,710; Semester 1: CAN $8,355; Semester 2: CAN $8,355; Total 1st Year Fees: CAN $17,535

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

Expected January 2026

Venue

Mohawk College

Fennell Campus (FF),

135 Fennell Avenue West,

Hamilton,

Ontario (ON),

L9C 0E5, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

OSSD or equivalent (Mohawk Academic Upgrading, GED) including:

Grade 12 English, C or U or equivalent

Attendance at program orientation is strongly recommended

For competitive programs (the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of available places), selection will be based on the average of the highest senior level final grades in the required courses that are available at the time of ranking

Applicants should note that some employment opportunities require that certain physical standards must be met as a condition of employment

Options are available for mature applicants

English Language Requirements

See below for accepted equivalents for Grade 12 English:

Successful completion of the GAS-English for Academic Purposes (478 or 278) program

TOEFL minimum score of 560 (83 Internet based) or IELTS Academic minimum score of 6.5 overall with no band less than 6.0.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology

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