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Youth & Family Support Worker Certificate

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The Youth & Family Support Worker Certificate is designed to familiarize students with the ability to recognize symptoms associated with the most frequently encountered issues in children and adolescents today. Evidence-based methods of cognitive and behavioural interventions will be reviewed and practiced in case studies.

  • Overview of recent developments in cognitive-behavioural approaches to issues in children and adolescents.
  • Survey of most commonly encountered symptom complexes in children and adolescents.
  • Views of recognize contemporary experts on current evidence-based cognitive-behavioural therapy techniques best suited to specific psychopathologies.
  • Understanding of common childhood and adolescent issues.
  • Identification of scope of practice of support counsellors with issues with children and adolescents.
  • The ability to develop treatment plans using cognitive-behavioural interventions at appropriate levels for support counsellors.

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UBC Approved Prerequisites at VCCT.

Good news for any students who are thinking of undertaking further education and are interested in the Counselling Psychology MEd or MA Program at UBC.

The following VCCT courses have been approved as equivalent to the following prerequisites for the CNPS MA Program:

UBC Prerequisites
VCCT Equivalent Prerequisites
CNPS 362 (Basic Interviewing Skills)
= CCS 600 (Clinical Counselling Skills)
CNPS 363 (Career Counselling)
= CCO 600 (Introduction to Career Counselling)
CNPS 365 (Theories of Counselling)
= MOD 600 (Models of Counselling)
or CSM 600 (Case Study Approaches to Models of Counselling)
Abnormal or Behavioural Disorders
= IPP 600 (Introduction to Psychopathology)

This means that students at VCCT who have undertaken the above courses at VCCT will be eligible to apply to the UBC masters programs if they fulfill the other admission criteria specified by UBC.

VCCT & Simon Fraser University Transfer Credits

SFU Prerequisites
VCCT Equivalent Prerequisites
EDUC 323
MOD 600 Models of Counselling
CSM 600 Case Study Approaches to Models of Counselling
EDUC 423
CCS 600 Clinical Counselling Skills
BSC 600 Basic Counselling Skills
Developmental Psychology
PSD 600 Psychosocial Development
Other Relevant Course Requirement
CCO 600 Introduction to Career Counselling
IPP 600 Introduction to Psychopathology

New Transfer Credits to Trinity Western University (TWU).

Students who have completed the VCCT diploma program will receive 36 credits towards their BA in Psychology at Trinity Western University.

The Breakdown is as follows (this can be explained to students who require further information):

VCCT & Trinity Western University Transfer Credits
For PSYC Majors:
30 Lower Level PSYC credit; PSYC 331 (3); and PYSC 340 (3). 36 Credits total.
Students still need to complete the required psychology courses for a psychology major as listed in the calendar.

New college connection - Rocky Mountain College (RMC).

Students who have completed the VCCT Diploma of Professional Counselling will receive credits for the following Rocky Mountain College programs:

Rocky Mountain College Credits
BA in Human Services in Counselling:
24 – 33 credits
BA in Human Services in Child & Youth Care:
15 – 27 credits
Diploma in Counselling – Counselling Focus:
12 – 21 credits
Diploma in Counselling – Child & Youth Care Focus:
9 – 15 credits