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| School | Confederation College | | |
| Location | Thunder Bay, ON, Canada | | |
| School Type | College | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 7,745
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| Degree | Diploma | | |
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| Length | 1 Year(s) | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | Degree or diploma from an accredited university or college in the field of Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Studies, Gerontology or equivalent, or a community college graduate with a diploma from a human service program. As well, students must take SS116 Social Welfare as a pre-entry requirement and achieve a C grade in order to proceed to the fall semester.
If you are interested in taking this program and do not meet the above requirements, please consider our 2-year Social Service Worker diploma program. | | |
| Cost |
This cost estimate only represents the tuition and does not include costs related to living expenses for the school year. | | |
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| Description | Social service work is an extremely broad field. But at its heart, social service work is all about one thing: helping people. Are you a people-oriented individual, excited to make a difference in the community?
Confederation Colleges Social Service Worker program can give you the tools and knowledge you need to get your start in social service work. You’ll get a solid background with courses in social welfare, mental health, interpersonal effectiveness, communications, addictions and applied professional practice. Work placements will reinforce your in-class learning, providing you with on-the-job experience that will help you start building a résumé before you graduate. You’ll learn how to use available community resources as well as your own skills to make a real difference in people’s lives. | | |
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