Child and Youth Human Rights Extension Certificate - Online

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 Required Courses | Student Testimonials

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). This program is ideal for those working with and for children and youth of all ages, in family and community settings.

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 and Health Studies at cehealth@mtroyal.ca or 403.440.6867.
Technical Requirements
It is important that you are aware of the technical requirements for using the Blackboard online learning platform prior to registering for any of the following courses. Please refer to the following link for more information: Blackboard Technical Requirements

Program Requirements
Learners must have skills in MS Word and PowerPoint to succeed in this program. Please log in to your Blackboard course on the official course start date and refer to your Course Outline for assignment due dates. APA 6 formatting standards must be met when completing all assignments. APA Formatting

Course Expectations
The listed course hours indicate the estimated time for students to review the online learning units. The actual time spent completing assignments will vary depending on each student’s particular learning style and level of study skills.

Required eBook
Murray, E. (Ed.). (2012). Children matter: Exploring child and yourh human rights issues in Canada [eBook]. Calgary. AB: Mount Royal University. This eBook will be used in all four courses.

Earning Your Extension Certificate
Complete the four required courses (60 hours) with a minimum passing grade in each course.

Career Outlook
The Child and Youth Human Rights Extension 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 and Youth Advocacy
This prerequisite 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. Discuss key principles in supporting human service professionals in their roles as child and youth human rights advocates.

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

Provision Rights: Child and Youth Healthy Development
Provision rights address the human rights of children and youth to an adequate standard of living that supports their healthy development. Examine society’s responsibility to provide children and youth with health care as well as opportunities for education and play.
Prerequisite: Promotion of CRC: Child and Youth Advocacy

Participation Rights: Child and Youth Responsible Citizenship
Participation rights recognize that children and youth are developing persons who are capable of exercising civic rights as they move toward responsible citizenship. Learn about participation rights, including 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 and Youth Advocacy

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Student Testimonials

“My overall experience ... has been very enlightening and humbling, and has taught me that we all have to do a better job of protecting and promoting not only child and youth human rights, but rights and responsibilities in general.”

- Rebecca Wilkinson

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