Social Service Worker Diploma

Full-time or part-time Starts: September Fees, entire program: $6,508 Two years Prince George campus; individual courses may be available at other campuses Careers With a Social Service Worker Diploma, youll be able to nd work in residential child/adult care services, womens programs, group homes, shelters, First Nations social services organizations, and more. Students at the diploma level work in situations requiring greater independence and a higher level of skill than expected in the Social Service Worker Certicate. Admission requirements 1. Successful completion of one of the following: - Grade 12 with English 12 or English 12: First Peoples - ABE/CCP Advanced Certicate plus English 045 - GED Certicate plus English 045 or English 12 or English 12: First Peoples Note: For all of the above, you must have a minimum C grade in English 12 or English 12: First Peoples/English 045. 2. Completion of the English component of the EMAT. 3. Two references from a Social Service employer, volunteer supervisor, teacher, or social service professional, attesting to your personal suitability for work in this eld. 4. A work/volunteer experience resum with at least 30 veriable hours of volunteer experience in the past 3 years. 5. A written statement (max. 4 pages) on your interest in the eld, your understanding of what the eld is about, and personal attributes that make you a viable candidate.
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Note 1: Youll have to undergo a criminal record search any costs are your responsibility, Note 2: It is strongly recommended that all successful candidates have current TB testing and a complete immunization regime as per Northern Health recommendations for health and social service worker students. Note 3: It is strongly recommended that all applicants have current certicates in Safety Oriented First Aid and FoodSafe. Certications in therapeutic crisis intervention and suicide prevention are also valuable assets for work in the eld. Note 4: To enter the second year of the program, you must complete all rstyear social service worker courses with a grade of C or better. Note 5: To do a practicum, you must obtain a C grade or better in all social service worker courses. Program outline Year One: Semester 1 ENGL 103 SOC 101 SSWK 145 September December Composition and Style Introduction to Sociology I Communication and Interpersonal Relationship Skills Introduction to Social Service Practice Issues and Principles of Fieldwork and Community: Seminar I

Intersession SSWK 199 Year Two: Semester 3 SSWK 225 SSWK 252 SSWK 255 SSWK 241 SSWK 263 SSWK 282

May Practicum and Seminar

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September December Introduction to Disabilities Social Welfare Policy II Counselling Theories Group Process and Practice Chemical Dependency Behaviour Manage ment: Techniques for Working with Children and Youth Issues and Principles of Fieldwork and Community Seminar II January April Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Families Loss and Grief Community Development Health and Wellness Self-Care Lab Practicum and Practicum Seminar May Practicum and Seminar

Semester 4 SOC 230 SSWK 232 SSWK 242 SSWK 271 SSWK 296 Intersession SSWK 299

Acceptance process If theres room in the program, youll be accepted once youve met all the admission requirements. This is called rst qualied, rst accepted. If you qualify after the program is full, youll be put on a waitlist. Criminal records searches You have to undergo a criminal record search. The cost of this searches is your responsibility. A search which identies relevant criminal convictions may prevent you from doing a practicum or entering a clinical setting. Students who cannot enter the practicum or clinical component of the program cannot graduate from the program.

SSWK 171 SSWK 195

UT Elective: One of PSYC 101, PSYC 102, CRIM 103, ABST 100, WMST 101, or other UT courses, chosen in consultation with the Social Work department and CNC Counselling and Advising Semester 2 SOC 206 SSWK 142 SSWK 151 SSWK 196 January April Social Problems Helping Skills: Practical Applications History & Philosophy of Social Welfare Policy Practicum and Seminar
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You might also be interested in . . . Community Mental Health Certicate Community Support Worker Certicate Early Childhood Education Certicate Education Assistant Certicate Social Service Worker Certicate Social Service Worker (UT) Diploma Teacher Replacement Training Citation Important dates Fall term Classes: September 7, 2010 December 17, 2010 Exams: December 9 17, 2010 Spring term Classes: January 4, 2011 April 21, 2011 Exams: April 14 21, 2011 Study break: February 14 18, 2011
Revised: 10.08.24

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