Ontario College Diploma in Social Service Worker

The Social Service Worker diploma program combines in-class learning with field experience to teach theoretical models, approaches to practice, group facilitation, mental health supports, social innovation, and anti-oppressive practice. Develop the knowledge, values and skills to work directly with a wide range of people confronting the full breadth of social issues and challenges with the two-year Social Service Worker (C119) diploma program.If you have strong interpersonal skills and are committed to working toward a more just and equitable society and examining the dynamics of power, oppression, and social location, this program is for you. Graduates are prepared for roles in a variety of agency settings, including mental health, homelessness, poverty, substance use and addictions, long-term care, criminal justice, crisis supports, and settlement and immigration.

Applicants are selected on the basis of their academic achievement, including the required courses, and any other selection criteria outlined below.Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalentgrade 12 English (C or U) – minimum grade of 60 per cent required