DUT: Bachelor of Child & Youth Care
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- Jul 15
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If you are considering a degree in child and youth care work, the Durban University of Technology (DUT) is offering the 4-year degree, Bachelor of Child and Youth Care. For additional information, find the detailed description of the course details.
Bachelor of Child & Youth Care
NQF Level: 8
SAQA ID: 94178
Qualification Code: BCCYC3
Location: Ritson Campus (Mansfield School: 1st Floor)
Description of the Programme
“Child and youth care work is work with children and youth as whole persons, in order to promote their social competence and healthy development, by participating in and using their day-to-day environments and life experiences and through the development of therapeutic relationships, most importantly with the particular child or youth who is the focus of attention”. Anglin, J. 1995. Child and Youth Care: A Unique Profession. The Child Care Worker, 13(2):10-11. Feb.
The four-year professional Bachelor of Child and Youth Care degree aims to provide students with skills, knowledge and experience of working in a variety of child and youth care settings. The major focus is the development and healing of the child within family, community and other settings. The study, practice and application of knowledge are strengthened through practical training and community projects. These involve the student in the child and youth care worker’s duties related to holistic care, behaviour management, and developmental assessment and programming to optimize the health and well-being of young people and families. The child and youth care worker does not undertake therapy in the traditional sense; rather, she/he has the job of purposefully creating and using a developmental and therapeutic milieu, building a therapeutic relationship with the child, and promoting healing and development through the conscious use of events as they occur in the life-space. The child and youth care worker is not a psychologist, social worker or a teacher, but should be able to work with these professionals on an equal footing within the multidisciplinary team.
For more information visit DUT Website or download the Information leaflet.
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