Diploma - Social Service Worker
- 2 years
- Duration
- 18,201 CAD/year
- Price
- Sep 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Cornwall / Canada
- Location
- St. Lawrence College, Canada
- School
Program description
This two-year Ontario College Diploma program prepares students to serve as front-line service providers in a wide range of social care settings.
The SSW program teaches you how to work supportively with a wide range of populations, including those dealing with mental health concerns, substance misuse, settlement troubles, poverty, educational challenges, homelessness, abuse, and trauma.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Communications for College
- Developmental Psychology
- Introduction to Social Service Practice
- Addictions
- Social Welfare
- Interviewing and Counselling
- General Education Course
Semester 2
- Introduction to Field Placement
- Mental Health and Practical Pharmacology
- Community Resources and Case Management
- Diverse Populations
- Documentation and Professional Communication
- Online General Education Online
Semester 3
- Non Violent Crisis Intervention
- Social Service Worker Seminar 1
- Social Service Worker Field Placement 1
- Group Work
- Intervention Strategies
- Legislation
Semester 4
- Family Violence
- Social Service Worker Seminar 2
- Social Service Worker Field Placement 2
- Community Development
- General Education Course
Price
- Tuition 16,430 CAD
- Program Fees 0,00 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 1,771 CAD
Total tuition per 2 semester (one year) 18,201 CAD
Fees are estimates only
Requirements for applicants
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or equivalent
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level
- Grade 11 Math
English Proficiency requirements are:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic - Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 (SDS requires an overall 6.0, with no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or Home Edition - 78
- TOEFL Computer-based Test - 213
- Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL. In-person or Online)* - overall 60
- EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)* - pre 1
- The Michigan English Test* - Overall 58 with no individual score below 56, ECCE/ECPE 650 or higher
- Cambridge English Proficiency* - 173
- Duolingo (Temporarily accepted)* - 105
- Pearson Test of English -Academic (Online & In-person) - 55
*Note: Students from India are not eligible to submit the results of this test as proof of English proficiency.
About the university
St. Lawrence College has campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, Ontario. Our secure neighborhoods combine small-town atmosphere with big-city attractions, like shopping, eating, and nightlife.
The institution has 6,700 full-time and 20,000 part-time students in 89 academic programs and 829 full- and part-time employees, including 414 professors.
With modern, expansive facilities in three vibrant eastern Ontario cities and a solid track record of excellence, St. Lawrence College still combines all the benefits of a world-class education with the advantages of small-town living and personal attention to detail.
