CYC 566

Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Units: 1.5

Examines the history of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, its relation to other human rights frameworks, and its use as an advocacy tool by professionals working with children and youth. Students will synthesize and apply this information through practice involving children, youth, and families. Examples of the application of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in various cultures and countries will be used to build advocacy strategies at the individual and system level.

Graduate course in the Child and Youth Care program administered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.