COMMUNITY SERVICE WORKER DIPLOMA PROGRAM
Duration in years: 1.5 Academic year (55 Weeks)
Duration in hours: 1040 Total Hrs. (Theory: 840 hrs. Field Placement: 200hrs.)
Placement:
Community Service Worker students complete their education with 200 hours of field placement experience.
Career opportunities:
Graduates of our Community Service Worker Diploma Program can expect to be eligible for a position as a counselor in a variety of settings in the social work field, including mental health and domestic violence, youth facilities, halfway houses, correctional facilities, and drop-in center as well as a wide range of group homes appropriate to social service practice and counseling centers that serve diverse client populations.
Course list:
- Introduction to Community Service Worker
- Essential Skills
- Microsoft Windows
- Inclusive Communication Skills
- Employment Achievement Strategies
- Basic Business Communications
- Harm Reduction and Crisis Intervention
- Introduction to Sociology
- Mental Health & Addictions
- Populations at Risk
- Support resources and community capacity building
- Law for Support Workers
- Self-Care and Team Building
- Basic Counselling Techniques
- Solution-Focused Intervention Techniques
- Family Development, Functions and Social Issues
- Introduction to Psychology
- Professional Documentation & Case Management
- Behavior Modification
Job search workshops are included as a part of the course.
