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| Professional Child and Youth Care practice focuses on children and adolescents both normal and with special needs, within the context of the family, the community and the life span. The developmental- ecological perspective emphasizes the interaction between persons and their physical and social environments, including cultural and political settings. |
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| Professional practitioners promote the optimal development of children, youth and their families in a variety of settings, such as community based child and youth development programs, community mental health, group homes, residential centres, day and residential treatment, home-based care and treatment, psychiatric centers rehabilitation programs, pediatric health care and juvenile justice programs. |
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and Youth Care practice includes assessing client and program needs, designing and
implementing programs and planned environments, integrating developmental , preventive and
therapeutic requirements into the life space, contributing to the development of knowledge
and practice and participating in systems interventions through direct care, supervision,
administration, teaching, research, consultation and advocacy. |
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(Adopted by: Academy of Child and Youth Care Professionals, Child and Youth Care Education Consortium and the International Leadership Coalition for Professional Child and Youth Care)
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