Social Service Worker
Study location | Canada, Ontario, Toronto |
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Type | Diploma, College |
Nominal duration | 2 years, includes 2 field placements |
Study language | English |
Course code | 1203 |
Tuition fee | CA$18,325 per year The fee is for the 2024–2025 academic year and includes tuition (CA$16,649), health insurance and ancillary charges. The fees displayed are estimates only for two semesters and are subject to change. |
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Registration fee | CA$400 one-time The registration fee includes the non-refundable application fee (CA$100) and the refundable deposit fee (CA$300). |
Accommodation fee | CA$1,800 per month The above fee is an estimated amount for living expenses for one month.
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Entry qualification | High School / Secondary Education (or higher) To be eligible for admission, you must possess a high school diploma including these required courses (or equivalents):
The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. |
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Language requirements | English If you did not complete two or more consecutive full years at a recognized secondary or post-secondary education institution in a school where English is the primary language of instruction and communication, you must provide one of the English language proficiency tests below:
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Overview
The Centennial College Social Service Worker program will prepare you to be a critical practitioner, advocate, problem solver and agent of social change as you examine the expanding professional roles and responsibilities of social service workers within a rapidly changing society.
As a Social Service Worker student, you’ll develop the knowledge, skills and values to support diverse individuals, families, groups and communities to enhance their individual and collective well being.
This two-year college diploma program will integrate the principles, philosophies, skills and theories of social service work from an anti-oppressive and social justice framework. Themes related to professional competencies, group dynamics, interprofessional practice, interpersonal communication, counselling, community development, advocacy, social movements and social policies will be examined. Through critical thinking and reflective practice, meanwhile, you’ll identify how values and ideologies contribute to the construction of social problems and solutions.
As a graduate of the Social Service Worker program, you’ll meet the educational requirements for registration as a social service worker in the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).
Career opportunities
- Intake Worker
- Policy Intern
- Youth Worker
- Youth Program Coordinator
- Employment Counsellor
- Mental Health Worker
- Community Facilitator
- Case Manager
- Community Outreach Worker
- Shelter Worker
- Shelter Supervisor
- Residential Case Worker
- Residential Supervisor
- Settlement Worker
- Youth Worker