SPK115 - Caring for Children and Youth - January 2025

This course aims to deepen your knowledge of children and youth with the goal of increasing your competence, confidence and skills as a caregiver. There are situations and times where a child or youth requires more support than would be expected. Caregivers ensure that children and youth are healthy and safe, help to equip them with important skills and provide critical support and respite to families and parents. This course will explore child development, attachment, behaviour and self-regulation. It will also focus on foundational knowledge, including common conditions, working with families, and abuse and neglect.


This micro-credential course is hosted through Ontario Learn, and will start the second week of January 2025 and run for 12 weeks.  Each course is taught in a "Learn at your own pace" style of learning, and will consist of:

• Discussion Questions
  
• Quizzes
• Assignments (x1)
• Final Exam
  

Successful graduates will earn Ontario College credits.  Questions can be directed to info [at] sparku.ca