Local aspiring child and youth care professionals will now have the chance to learn everything they need about the field, as Monash South Africa has launched its new Bachelor’s degree in Child and Youth Care.
It often happens right around South Africa that an aspiring child and youth care professional needs to pursue numerous degrees and other courses to attain the qualifications they need in every aspect of the field. This is all set to change however, as the new BCYC at Monash claims to cover every single aspect of what is required of a child and youth care professional.
The official launch of the degree course took place at Monash on Wednesday, 13 February, with various experts in the field from all over South Africa giving presentations and speeches on what they’ve experienced and been through in the social work field. The experts included Reabetsoe Noge (Child and Youth Care Practitioner and Counselling Administrator and Monash South Africa alumnus), Saneliswa Mqobongo (Youth Development Manager, Girls and Boys Town), Ronel van Biljon (former Principal – Johannesburg School for Autism), Gert Jonker (Founder and Chief Executive Officer – Bethany House Trust), and Rika Swanzen (Acting Executive Dean: Faculty of Social and Health Sciences at Monash).
During her talk, Rika highlighted a number of the aspects of social services that the new degree will cover, while also highlighting its significance. “I think this will be the most comprehensive child and youth care degree in South Africa,” she said. The degree is set to address a variety of areas aimed at children by offering specialised knowledge on childhood development, including the prenatal stage as affected by maternal health, and risk factors related to the adolescent stage.
The degree will be a four-year course, with students being able to choose between specialising in methodology or criminology.
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