Social Service Worker Certificate

Full-time or part-time Starts: September Fees, entire program: $3,227 (Prince George); Fort St. James and Quesnel: TBA Nine months Fort St. James, Prince George and Quesnel; individual courses may be available at other campuses Careers Do you enjoy helping those in need? With a Social Service Certicate, you can nd work in residential child/adult care services, womens programs, group homes, shelters, First Nations social services organizations, and more. This program gives you the basic skills and knowledge needed for work as a social service paraprofessional. It combines theory and classroom instruction with practical experience. Admission requirements 1. Successful completion of one of the following: - Grade 12 with English 12 or English 12: First Peoples - ABE/CCP Advanced Certicate plus English 045 - GED Certicate plus English 045 or English 12 or English 12: First Peoples Note: For all of the above, you must have a minimum C grade in English 12 or English 12: First Peoples/English 045. 2. Completion of the English component of the EMAT. 3. Two references from a Social Service employer, volunteer supervisor, teacher, or social service professional, attesting to your personal suitability for work in the eld. 4. A work/volunteer experience resum. You must have at least 30 veriable hours of volunteer experience in the past three years. 5. A written statement (maximum four pages) on your interest in the social service eld, your understanding of what the eld is about, and types of attributes you possess that would make you a viable candidate for this program. Note 1: Youll have to undergo a criminal record search any costs are your responsibility, Note 2: It is strongly recommended that all successful candidates have current TB testing and a complete immunization regime as per Northern Health recommendations for health and social service worker students. Note 3: It is strongly recommended that all applicants have current certicates in Safety Oriented First Aid and FoodSafe. Certications in therapeutic crisis intervention and suicide prevention are also valuable assets for work in the eld. Note 4: To do a practicum, you must obtain a C grade or better in all social service worker courses. Program outline Semester 1 ENGL 103 SOC 101 SSWK 145 September December Composition and Style Introduction to Sociology I Communication and Interpersonal Relationship Skills Introduction to Social Service Practice Issues and Principles of Fieldwork and Community: Seminar I One of PSYC 101, PSYC 102, CRIM 103, ABST 100, WMST 101, or other UT courses, chosen in consultation with the Social Work department and CNC Counselling and Advising

Semester 2 SOC 206 SSWK 142 SSWK 151 SSWK 196 Intersession SSWK 199

January April Social Problems Helping Skills: Practical Applications History and Philosophy of Social Welfare Policy Practicum and Seminar May Practicum and Seminar

Acceptance process If theres room in the program, youll be accepted once youve met all the admission requirements. This is called rst qualied, rst accepted. If you qualify after the program is full, youll be put on a waitlist. Criminal records searches You have to undergo a criminal record search. The cost of this search is your responsibility. A search which identies relevant criminal convictions may prevent you from doing a practicum or entering a clinical setting. Students who cannot enter the practicum or clinical component of the program cannot graduate from the program. You might also be interested in . . . Community Mental Health Certicate Community Support Worker Certicate Early Childhood Education Certicate Education Assistant Certicate Social Service Worker Diploma Social Service Worker (UT) Diploma Teacher Replacement Training Citation

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UT Elective

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Important dates (Prince George only; contact other campuses for their dates.) Fall term Classes: September 7, 2010 December 17, 2010 Exams: December 9 17, 2010 Spring term Classes: January 4, 2011 April 21, 2011 Exams: April 14 21, 2011 Study break: February 14 18, 2011
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