学会与表现出社交，情感和行为问题的儿童和青少年合作，这些问题可能与心理健康和认知问题，社会经济因素，创伤和虐待以及参与司法系统有关。儿童和青少年护理从业者与高危儿童，青年及其家庭互动，他们应对这些挑战，并利用优势和能力促进积极的变革。学生基于对风险和适应力，生态学观点，关系实践，人类发展，家庭系统，文化多样性和特殊性的基础理解，探索，实践和实施各种以证据为依据的治疗预防和干预策略。为了增强学习者的体验，我们强调体验式互动学习，社区服务和社会企业家精神。
Learn to work with children and youth who exhibit social, emotional, and behavioural challenges that may be associated with mental health, cognitive and neurodevelopmental issues, socioeconomic factors, trauma and abuse, and involvement with the justice system. Child and Youth Care practitioners engage with at-risk children, youth, and their families in a variety of settings as they navigate these challenges and build on strengths and capacities to facilitate positive changes. Students explore, practice, and implement a variety of evidence-informed therapeutic prevention and intervention strategies that are based on an understanding of risk and resiliency, the ecological perspective, relational practice, human development, family systems, equity and inclusion, and exceptionalities. We emphasize experiential interactive learning, community service and opportunities for social innovation, entrepreneurship, and changemaking.