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Residential Child and Youth Care Professional Trainer Certification Course

This course is for professionals and agencies who want to provide direct care staff with a common knowledge base and philosophy for working with children and youth.

Direct caregivers have the most interactions with, and therefore the potential for greatest impact on, the children and youth in their care. Learn to train your direct care staff using this practical in-service training  based in five core principles for working with children and youth.

 

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A COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM
COMPRISED OF FOUR MODULES:

  • Developing a Culture of Care
  • Understanding Child Development
  • Building Relationships
  • Teaching Discipline 

Course Information

This strengths-based curriculum includes a strong youth development philosophy and incorporates NRCYS' five core principles for working with children, youth, and their families.

The Residential Child and Youth Care Professional (RCYCP) Trainer Certification Course includes an overview of the RCYCP curriculum, examination of adult learning theory, and opportunities to practice facilitation of experiential activities.

Course Length: 3 days in-person/4 days virtual
Price: $950
CEUs: 2.1 (21 hours) in-person/2.7 (27 hours) virtual

RCYCP Trainer Competencies

  • Identify the Residential Child and Youth Care Professional Training philosophy, premises, and curriculum content
  • Understand the importance of strengths-based work with children and youth 
  • Demonstrate facilitating sections of the RCYCP training curriculum
  • Identify effective delivery methods of the Residential Child and Youth Care Professional course and how to implement the course to meet staff development goals

 

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Course at a Glance-3 DAYS | 8:30am-5:00pm | $950

Date Location Registration Deadline Link
Date: October 29 - 31, 2024 Location: Hilton Garden Inn Tulsa Midtown - Tulsa, OK Registration Deadline: October 19, 2024 Register
Date: January 28 - 30, 2025 Location: Hilton Garden Inn Tulsa Midtown - Tulsa, OK Registration Deadline: January 18, 2025 Register
Date: March 11 - 13, 2025 Location: Hilton Garden Inn Tulsa Midtown - Tulsa, OK Registration Deadline: March 1, 2025 Register

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