Child & Youth Human Rights Extension Certificate

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E-mail: cehealth@mtroyal.ca
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CHILD & YOUTH HUMAN RIGHTS SCHEDULE

Required Courses	Spring '10 (May-June)	Fall '10 (Sept.-Dec.)	Winter '11 (Jan.-April)
Promotion of CRC: Child & Youth Advocacy		•	•
Protection Rights: Child & Youth Welfare		•
Provision Rights: Child & Youth Healthy Development			•
Participation Rights: Child & Youth Responsible Citizenship	•
The above schedule is subject to change. Courses start on various dates within each semester.

Become an advocate for child and youth human rights and inform your professional practice through this online program that focuses on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

The Child & Youth Human Rights Certificate is designed to enhance your knowledge of human rights issues and to help you put into practice the spirit of the CRC. This program allows you to study the comprehensive online course materials as well as participate in an online learning community where insights are shared on human rights issues.

The Child & Youth Human Rights Certificate is designed for individuals working with and for children and youth of all ages, in family and community settings.

Meet and interact with like-minded learners in a unique online environment. Developed in cooperation with Mount Royal University’s Department of Child & Youth Studies.

Earn Credit Toward a Degree/Diploma
Certain Extension Certificates have been developed in cooperation with the Mount Royal University credit faculties. These certificates have components which are transferable into various diplomas, applied degrees and degrees, provided applicants achieve the minimum required grade in the course(s) and meet the entrance requirements for the degree. Please see credit program websites for diploma, applied degree or degree entrance requirements. For more information on transfer credit please contact Community & Health Studies at cehealth@mtroyal.ca or 403.440.6867.

Requirements
Canadian high school diploma or equivalent. Learners must have access to and skills in MS Word and PowerPoint to succeed in this program. Connection to the Internet (a DSL or cable modem is recommended) is required in order to access all course information.

Earning Your Certificate
Complete the four required courses listed in the schedule above (60 hours) with a minimum grade of C in each course.

Career Outlook
The Child & Youth Human Rights Certificate is especially useful for human service professionals within the fields of child and youth care, education, early learning and child care, social work, justice, child welfare and counselling.

Required Courses

Promotion of CRC: Child & Youth Advocacy
This introductory course on promotion of CRC introduces the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a document that accords every child and youth in the world special inherent rights and freedoms, which according to Article 42 must also be made widely known to adults. It examines the key principles to support human service professionals in their roles as child and youth human rights advocates.

Subject code: XCHR 10001

This course is not offered this semester.

Protection Rights: Child & Youth Welfare
This second course focuses on protection rights, which are child and youth human rights to protection from all forms of harm including abuse, exploitation and violence. This course also addresses implementation of protection rights, including society’s responsibility to provide children and youth with protective care through legislation, services and professional practice.
Prerequisite: Promotion of CRC: Child & Youth Advocacy

Subject code: XCHR 10002

This course is not offered this semester.

Provision Rights: Child & Youth Healthy Development
This third course focuses on provision rights, which address human rights of children and youth to an adequate standard of living that supports their healthy development. This course also addresses implementation of provision rights, including society’s responsibility to provide children and youth with health care as well as opportunities for education and play.
Prerequisite: Promotion of CRC: Child & Youth Advocacy

Subject code: XCHR 10003

15 Hours. Fee: $269

CRN 30649

Online

Feb. 22-March 19

Participation Rights: Child & Youth Responsible Citizenship
This fourth course focuses on participation rights, which recognize children and youth as developing persons who are capable of exercising civic rights as they move toward responsible citizenship. This course also addresses implementation of participation rights, which includes society’s responsibility to provide children and youth with opportunities for expressing opinions and taking active roles in their communities.
Prerequisite: Promotion of CRC: Child & Youth Advocacy

Subject code: XCHR 10004

15 Hours. Fee: $269

CRN 50334

Online

April 12-May 7