Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development: Concentration in Youth Work and Out of School Time

San Francisco State University

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Child and Adolescent Development (CAD) is for students who are interested in studying and working with children, adolescents, and their families. The major provides students with knowledge and theories about children and adolescents from a developmental perspective. Students then learn to apply this knowledge to programs, services, and policies for children, youth, and families that are offered in community settings and classrooms. The Youth Work and Out of School Time concentration prepares students to work primarily with school-age children and adolescents in out of school time programs. Such programs include after-school programs, juvenile justice, recreation, residential treatment, social services, mental health, and public health.

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