Social Service Worker - Indigenous Specialization
Course
In Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay (Canada)
*Indicative price
Original amount in USD:
$ 1,483,860
Description
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Intermediate
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Duration
4 Semesters
The real you is rooted in your community. And we’re inspired by it. The Social Services Worker – Indigenous Specialization program helps students gain the knowledge and tools they need to guide, support, and empower individuals, families and entire communities.
Dedicated to student success, this program opens doors for the graduate to provide effective social service worker intervention from a holistic Indigenous lens. The program prepares graduates with the tools necessary to support and address social, cultural and political issues to foster balance in the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects for individuals, families and communities. With the combination of theory, hands on learning and fieldwork placement you will be prepared to work with Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations to overcome barriers.
Upon completion of your program, you’ll be eligible to register with the College of Social Work and Social Service Workers.
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About this course
As a Social Service Worker - Indigenous Specialization (SSW-IS) graduate you may find employment a variety of private, governmental, and Indigenous Specific programs in areas of mental health, education, addictions, outreach, family services and social welfare.
As a graduate of the program you would bring the core skills required of a social service worker professional with a level of cultural competence to provide culturally appropriate services.
Ontario Secondary School diploma with Grade 12 English (C) ENG4C, or mature student status.
A mature student is someone who is 19 years of age or older by the first day of College and has not graduated from high school. You can still apply to the program and you have two options:
You can pay $25 to write the Canadian Academic Achievement Test (CAAT) for Math and/or English requirements only or
You can take Academic Upgrading for free to get your high school equivalency for Grade 12 English (college level).
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Subjects
- Social Worker
- Communication Skills
- Informed Care
- Social Environment
- Human Behaviour
Course programme
- CMM110 - 3 College Communication Skills
- NSW100 - 3 Addictions: Individuals, Family and Community
- NSW101 - 3 Foundations for Balanced Practice
- NSW114 - 3 Understanding Indigenous Wellness in Canada
- NSW135 - 3 Introduction to Anishinaabemowin
- SSW126 - 3 Introduction to Trauma Informed Care
- NSW111 - 3 Human Behaviour and Social Environment
- CMM235 - 3 S.S.W. Documentation and Record Keeping
- NSW102 - 4 Capacity Building for Communities
- NSW104 - 3 Canadian Social Welfare and Indigenous Social Policies
- NSW107 - 3 The Parallel Worlds of Mental Health
- NSW125 - 4 Working with Families
- NSW203 - 3 Essential Skills for Social Services
- PSY120 - 3 Lifespan Development
- NSW200 - 4 Groups for Multi-Cultural Practice
- NSW205 - 3 Fieldwork Seminar for Social Service I
- NSW208 - 7 Fieldwork Placement for Social Services I
- NSW214 - 4 Incorporating Indigenous Healing Methods into Practice
- GEN110 - 3 Student Selected General Education
- NSW212 - 11 Fieldwork Placement - Social Services II
- NSW216 - 3 Fieldwork Seminar For Social Services II
- NSW221 - 3 Crisis Intervention
- GEN100 - 3 Global Citizenship
- NSW102 - 4 Capacity Building for Communities
- NSW221 - 3 Crisis Intervention
- NSW252 - 4 Fieldwork Placement II C
- NSW255 - 1 Fieldwork Seminar II C
- GEN100 - 3 Global Citizenship
Additional information
Domestic
Tuition: $2,648.20
Ancillary: $1,117.00
Social Service Worker - Indigenous Specialization
*Indicative price
Original amount in USD:
$ 1,483,860