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YMCA Child Care Licensing Exam Preparation for
2025/2026 Complete 500 Questions And Correct
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burnout - CORRECT ANSWER=state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion results when
ongoing stress consumes the recourse present for coping with events in life. results from long-
term involvement with emotionally demanding situations. prevention is critical because
recovery is difficult
Bronfennbrenner's ecological approach - CORRECT ANSWER=children's development can only
be understood if the environmental context within which the young person was living and
growing up was considered. framework for understanding the environment including concepts
related to the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem
microsystem - CORRECT ANSWER=immediate systems the child is located in and the people,
activities and space
mesosystem - CORRECT ANSWER=relationships between 2 or more microsystems, development
depends on quality of connections
exosystem - CORRECT ANSWER=outside systems indirectly related to the child but influence
them
macrosystem - CORRECT ANSWER=beliefs, values and rules of society and culture
chronosystem - CORRECT ANSWER=timing of changes in individual and social ecology
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participation - CORRECT ANSWER=youth are there and working with or participating in
activities with adults
empowerment - CORRECT ANSWER=youth feel like they are participating and workers help
them to develop the skills to participate and to feel that they have equal influence in the
decision-making
engagement - CORRECT ANSWER=youth and adults participate equally and recognize the power
imbalance as well as the rights of youth to be treated equally
Burns definition of therapeutic milieu - CORRECT ANSWER=the milieus described are organized
around the various microsystems in which young people participate and are generally described
according to the character of the 5 elements of the milieu within that setting
5 elements of the therapeutic milieu - CORRECT ANSWER=physical, emotional, social, cultural,
ideological
core focus on CYC work as identified by CCCYCA - CORRECT
ANSWER=therapeutic relationship, focus on strengths and assets rather than pathology,
application of theory and research about human growth and development to promote the
optimal physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cognitive and emotional development of young people
towards a healthy and productive adulthood
social construction - CORRECT ANSWER=proposed by historians, sociologists, anthropologists
and cultural psychologists. member of society have collectively defined meaning of childhood.
construction is reflective of norms, values and treatment, all societies have childhood but how
its understood and children are treated is based on class, race, religion, etc.
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psychological construction - CORRECT ANSWER=proposed by psychologists and biologists. belief
that childhood is a real, scientific concept that can be defined and described. childhood has a
beginning, an end and particular characteristics which present the average view of what
childhood is. involves sequential stages that lead to adulthood
self-observation - CORRECT ANSWER=ability to step inside and outside of yourself and observe
through 5 senses, is a critical self-inquiry process self-inquiry - CORRECT ANSWER=gives you the
tools to explore the hidden quadrants of your being as well as those blind and unknown aspects
of self and draw them into the open
relational-inquiry - CORRECT ANSWER=asking for feedback and disclosing to others your
internal being in order to reflect on their responses and learn more about yourself in the
context of relationships, giving and receiving feedback is an important aspect
praxis - CORRECT ANSWER=integration of formal knowledge and theory with practice-based
knowledge. determine what actions to take in a particular situation. centre of knowing, doing
and being
vicarious trauma - CORRECT ANSWER=occurs when practitioners have prolonged and repeated
exposure to traumatized young people and families who are in crisis
compassion fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER=continuous work of processing the loss, grief and
anger of others who have been traumatized leads to the practitioner absorbing the life events
and feelings of those they are working with and experiencing their inner world vicariously
physical - CORRECT ANSWER=nature of the physical environment ie. building, room, etc.
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emotional - CORRECT ANSWER=emotional makeup of each individual and how it contributes to
the emotional environment
social - CORRECT ANSWER=social relationships and interactions within the milieu
cultural - CORRECT ANSWER=level of acceptance and celebration of difference, both cultural
difference and human difference
ideological - CORRECT ANSWER=individual (and collective) values, beliefs and ethics held by the
people in the milieu
domain - CORRECT ANSWER=a sphere of influence or professional territory within which you
acquire expertise and are able to exert an influence on the lives of children, youth and families.
it is a system of categorizing and describing the aspects of self, the skills and the knowledge
base that is required for effective CYC practice
7 domains of practice - CORRECT ANSWER=self, professionalism, communication, relationships,
critically applied human development, systems context and interventions
constructing and deconstructing in relation to challenging truths - CORRECT
ANSWER="constructions" are the judgements that form our worldview and explain our
understanding of what is true and right in this world. constructing and deconstructing involves
challenging what is true and being open to challenge about our own truths. it involves
conversation, inquiry, risk and asking certain questions
the use of storying - CORRECT ANSWER=stories help children learn metaphorically,
fundamental to understanding of self, how we bring our self to child and youth care practice
YMCA Child Care Licensing Exam Preparation for
2025/2026 Complete 500 Questions And Correct
Answers |Already Graded A+||Brand New!!
burnout - CORRECT ANSWER=state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion results when
ongoing stress consumes the recourse present for coping with events in life. results from long-
term involvement with emotionally demanding situations. prevention is critical because
recovery is difficult
Bronfennbrenner's ecological approach - CORRECT ANSWER=children's development can only
be understood if the environmental context within which the young person was living and
growing up was considered. framework for understanding the environment including concepts
related to the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem
microsystem - CORRECT ANSWER=immediate systems the child is located in and the people,
activities and space
mesosystem - CORRECT ANSWER=relationships between 2 or more microsystems, development
depends on quality of connections
exosystem - CORRECT ANSWER=outside systems indirectly related to the child but influence
them
macrosystem - CORRECT ANSWER=beliefs, values and rules of society and culture
chronosystem - CORRECT ANSWER=timing of changes in individual and social ecology
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participation - CORRECT ANSWER=youth are there and working with or participating in
activities with adults
empowerment - CORRECT ANSWER=youth feel like they are participating and workers help
them to develop the skills to participate and to feel that they have equal influence in the
decision-making
engagement - CORRECT ANSWER=youth and adults participate equally and recognize the power
imbalance as well as the rights of youth to be treated equally
Burns definition of therapeutic milieu - CORRECT ANSWER=the milieus described are organized
around the various microsystems in which young people participate and are generally described
according to the character of the 5 elements of the milieu within that setting
5 elements of the therapeutic milieu - CORRECT ANSWER=physical, emotional, social, cultural,
ideological
core focus on CYC work as identified by CCCYCA - CORRECT
ANSWER=therapeutic relationship, focus on strengths and assets rather than pathology,
application of theory and research about human growth and development to promote the
optimal physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cognitive and emotional development of young people
towards a healthy and productive adulthood
social construction - CORRECT ANSWER=proposed by historians, sociologists, anthropologists
and cultural psychologists. member of society have collectively defined meaning of childhood.
construction is reflective of norms, values and treatment, all societies have childhood but how
its understood and children are treated is based on class, race, religion, etc.
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psychological construction - CORRECT ANSWER=proposed by psychologists and biologists. belief
that childhood is a real, scientific concept that can be defined and described. childhood has a
beginning, an end and particular characteristics which present the average view of what
childhood is. involves sequential stages that lead to adulthood
self-observation - CORRECT ANSWER=ability to step inside and outside of yourself and observe
through 5 senses, is a critical self-inquiry process self-inquiry - CORRECT ANSWER=gives you the
tools to explore the hidden quadrants of your being as well as those blind and unknown aspects
of self and draw them into the open
relational-inquiry - CORRECT ANSWER=asking for feedback and disclosing to others your
internal being in order to reflect on their responses and learn more about yourself in the
context of relationships, giving and receiving feedback is an important aspect
praxis - CORRECT ANSWER=integration of formal knowledge and theory with practice-based
knowledge. determine what actions to take in a particular situation. centre of knowing, doing
and being
vicarious trauma - CORRECT ANSWER=occurs when practitioners have prolonged and repeated
exposure to traumatized young people and families who are in crisis
compassion fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER=continuous work of processing the loss, grief and
anger of others who have been traumatized leads to the practitioner absorbing the life events
and feelings of those they are working with and experiencing their inner world vicariously
physical - CORRECT ANSWER=nature of the physical environment ie. building, room, etc.
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emotional - CORRECT ANSWER=emotional makeup of each individual and how it contributes to
the emotional environment
social - CORRECT ANSWER=social relationships and interactions within the milieu
cultural - CORRECT ANSWER=level of acceptance and celebration of difference, both cultural
difference and human difference
ideological - CORRECT ANSWER=individual (and collective) values, beliefs and ethics held by the
people in the milieu
domain - CORRECT ANSWER=a sphere of influence or professional territory within which you
acquire expertise and are able to exert an influence on the lives of children, youth and families.
it is a system of categorizing and describing the aspects of self, the skills and the knowledge
base that is required for effective CYC practice
7 domains of practice - CORRECT ANSWER=self, professionalism, communication, relationships,
critically applied human development, systems context and interventions
constructing and deconstructing in relation to challenging truths - CORRECT
ANSWER="constructions" are the judgements that form our worldview and explain our
understanding of what is true and right in this world. constructing and deconstructing involves
challenging what is true and being open to challenge about our own truths. it involves
conversation, inquiry, risk and asking certain questions
the use of storying - CORRECT ANSWER=stories help children learn metaphorically,
fundamental to understanding of self, how we bring our self to child and youth care practice
