Diploma - Social Service Worker
- 2 years
- Duration
- 15,351 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oshawa / Canada
- Location
- Durham College
- School
Program description
The Social Service Worker program equips students with the theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as the right mindset, to succeed in the dynamic and complex area of community and social services.
In order to prepare students for careers in social service settings like group homes, women's shelters, addiction and mental health facilities, employment programs, and senior services, the program places a strong emphasis on developing front-line interviewing and counselling skills.
Program structure
SEMESTER 1
- Communication Foundations
- Lifeskills Practice
- Principles Of Psychology
- Interviewing and Counselling Skills I
- Professional Practice In SSW
- Field Placement Preparation
- Record Keeping&Report Writing
SEMESTER 2
- Academic Writing for Success Strategies
- Lifeskills Theory
- Fnmi Elective
- Field Placement I & Seminar
- Interviewing and Counselling Skills II
- Diversity & Cultural Competence
- Crisis Intervention
SEMESTER 3
- Family & Family Systems
- Group Dynamics
- Field Placement II & Seminar
- Developmt Across The Lifespan
- Pharmacology & Behaviour
- Social Welfare Policy
SEMESTER 4
- Field Placement III & Seminar
- Abnormal Psychology
- Add & Mental Hlth Theor & Prac
- Social Justice
Price
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1
- Tuition: 7,675.25 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,182.11 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee*: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,244.25 CAD
SEMESTER 2
- Tuition: 7,675.25 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 480.71 CAD
- (DCSI) Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,258.71 CAD
YEAR 2
SEMESTER 3
- Tuition: 7,559.43 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,162.9 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,109.22 CAD
SEMESTER 4
- Tuition: 7,559.43 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 461.5 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,123.68 CAD
*Durham College Students International
The total cost may vary depending on the time of enrollment
Requirements for applicants
- Matured student status (applicants who are over 19 years old and do not have a high school diploma)
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- Three additional senior level credits
- English language proficiency
- Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5
- IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20
- PTE Academic: 53 minimum overall, no section below 49 L,W,S,R
- CAEL: Overall scores of 60 with no section below 60
- DET 105
About the university
Since its inception in 1967, Durham College (DC) has been guided by the following ideals:
- an unwavering dedication to student success;
- high-quality programs led by exceptional teachers with real-world experience;
- graduates who have gone on to excellent professional success;
- a treasured relationship with the community.
Durham College has Oshawa and Whitby campuses, Ontario, Canada.
More than 140 full-time programs in a wide range of disciplines are available to students at Durham College (DC), giving them a great chance to succeed in their chosen areas. Students in the District of Columbia excel in a wide variety of fields, including sustainable practice innovation, creative writing, design, filmmaking, and animation, service to others in the areas of health and social welfare, and legal advocacy.
Durham College is a values-based institution that prioritizes its students' and community's needs first. To this end, we've made it a priority to create a welcoming culture within our college.
