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Competencies alignment
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This is a guide for where (under what competency) to log your training/education.
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CYC Competencies:Foundational Knowledge for each domain:
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I. Professionalism· History, structure, and organization of child and youth care
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a. Awareness of the Profession· Resources and activities of child and youth care
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b. Professional Development and Behavior· Current and emergent trends in society, services, and in child and youth care
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c. Personal Development and Self Care
· Structure and function of codes of ethics applicable to practice which includes the Standards for Practice of North American Child & Youth Care Professionals https://cyccb.org/ethics
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d. Professional Ethics· Accepted boundaries in professional practice
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e. Awareness of Law and Regulations· Stress management and wellness practices
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f. Advocacy· Strategies to build a professional support network
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· Significance of advocacy and an array of advocacy strategies
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· Relevant laws, regulations, legal rights and licensing procedures governing practice
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II. Cultural and Human Diversity· Cultural structures and values within culture variations
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a. Cultural and Human Diversity Awareness and Inquiry· Cross cultural communication
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b. Relationship and Communication Sensitive to Cultural and Human Diversity
· Variations among families and communities
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c. Developmental Practice Methods Sensitive to Cultural and Human Diversity
· Cultural and human diversity issues in the professional environment
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III. Applied Human Development· Lifespan human development
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a. Contextual-Developmental Assessment
· Child and adolescent development as appropriate for the arena of practice, (including domains of cognitive, social-emotional, physiological, psycho-sexual, and spiritual development)
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b. Sensitivity to Contextual Development in Relationship and Communication
· Exceptionality in development (including at-risk and special needs circumstances such as trauma, child abuse/neglect, developmental psychopathology, and developmental disorders)
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c. Practice Methods that are Sensitive to Development and Context· Family development, systems and dynamics
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d. Access Resources that Support Healthy Development
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IV. Relationship and Communication· Characteristics of helping relationships
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a. Interpersonal Communication· Characteristics of healthy interpersonal relationships
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b. Relationship Development· Cultural differences in communication styles
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c. Family Communication· Developmental differences in communication
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d. Teamwork and Professional Communication Skills· Communication theory (verbal & non-verbal)
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· Group dynamics & teamwork theory
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· Family dynamics & communication patterns (including attachment theory as it relates to communication style)
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V. Developmental Practice Methods· Health and safety
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a. Genuine Relationships· Intervention theory and design
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b. Health and Safety· Environmental design
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c. Intervention Planning· Program planning and activity programming including:
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d. Environmental Design and Maintenance o Developmental rationales
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e. Program Planning and Activity Programming o Basic strategies of program planning
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f. Activities of Daily Living o Specific developmental outcomes expected as a result of participating in activities
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g. Group Process
o Principles of activity programming (e.g. activity analysis, adaptation, strategies for involving youth in activities)
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h. Counseling
o Relationship of developmental processes to the activities of daily living (e.g. eating, grooming, hygiene, sleeping, rest)
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i. Behavior Guidance o The significance of play activities
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j. Family and Caregiver Engagement o Community resources for connecting children, youth and families with activity and recreational programs
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k. Community Engagement· Behavioral guidance methods including conflict resolution, crisis management, and life space interviewing
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· Behavior management methods
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· Counseling skills
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· Understanding and working with groups, families, and communities
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