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Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
in conjunction with CASS 120, and SSWK
Social Service
Any costs are your responsibility.
263.
Worker Diploma
Note 2: It is recommended all successful
For more information, please contact CNC
candidates have current TB testing and a
Counselling and Advising.
complete immunization regime as per
• Full-time or part-time • Starts:
Northern Health recommendations for health
September • Fees, entire program:
Program outline
and social service worker students.
$7,240 • Two years • Prince
Year One
Note 3: It is recommended all applicants
George; individual courses may be
have current certificates in Emergency-level
Semester 1 September - December
available at other campuses
first aid and FoodSafe. Certifications in
ENGL 103
Composition and Style
therapeutic crisis intervention and suicide
SSWK 145
Communication and
Careers
prevention are also valuable assets for work
Interpersonal Relationship Skills
in the field.
SSWK 171
Introduction to Social Service
With a Social Service Worker Diploma, you
Practice
can find work in residential child/adult care
Note 4: To do a practicum, you must obtain a
SSWK 195
Issues and Principles of
services, women’s programs, group homes,
“C” grade or better in all social service worker
Fieldwork and Community:
shelters, First Nations social services
courses.
Seminar I
organizations, and more. Students at the
Note 5: A minimum grade of “C” in all SSWK
Elective
One SSWK elective from SSWK
diploma level work in situations requiring
courses is required to graduate with a SSWK
or other human service
greater independence and a higher level of
diploma.
discipline (e.g., CASS, ECE,
skill than expected in the Social Service
AECE, FASD, OASW)
Note 6: Courses must be completed no more
Worker Certificate.
than 10 years prior to the date of graduation
Semester 2 January - April
in order to count toward the following
SSWK 142
Helping Skills: Practical
Admission requirements
credentials: Social Service Worker Certificate,
Applications
Social Service Worker Diploma, and Social
SSWK 151
History and Philosophy of Social
1.
Successful completion of one of the
Service Worker (UT) Diploma. This policy
Welfare Policy
following:
applies to CNC courses and to all courses
SSWK 196
Practicum and Seminar
- Grade 12 with English 12 or English
transferred from other post-secondary
Elective
One SSWK elective from SSWK
12: First Peoples
institutions for credit at CNC. Courses more
or other human service
- ABE/CCP Advanced Certificate plus
than 10 years old may be considered for
discipline (e.g., CASS, ECE,
unassigned credit. Students should contact
AECE, FASD, OASW)
English 045
the Dean to discuss this option. (Please note
- GED Certificate plus English 045 or
Intersession May
that professional certification or accreditation
English 12 or English 12: First Peoples
SSWK 199 Practicum and Seminar
bodies and receiving institutions may have
Year Two
Note: For all of the above, you must have
different criteria.)
Semester 3 September - December
a minimum “C” grade in English 12 or
English 12: First Peoples/English 045.
SOC 101
Introduction to Sociology I
Advanced standing
SSWK 241
Group Process and Practice
2.
Completion of the English component of
Based on the skills and knowledge the
SSWK 295
Issues and Principles of
the EMAT.
student has acquired through his or her life
Fieldwork and Community
3.
Two references from a Social Service
and/or work experience, the student may be
Seminar II
employer, volunteer supervisor, teacher,
able to obtain course credits in the Social
Electives
Two SSWK electives from
or social service professional, attesting to
Service Worker Program via SSWK 100,
SSWK or other human service
your personal suitability for work in this
SSWK 101, and SSWK 201.
discipline (e.g., CASS, ECE,
field.
AECE, FASD, OASW)
Through this assessment process, the
4.
A work/volunteer experience resumé with
student documents and demonstrates their
Semester 4 January - April
SOC 230
Critical Perspectives on
at least 30 verifiable hours of volunteer
capabilities based on identified competencies
experience in the past three years.
and learning objectives of the SSWK course
Contemporary Families
for which they are seeking Advanced
SSWK 271 Health and Wellness Self-Care
5.
A written statement (max. four pages) on
Lab
Standing credit.
your interest in the field, your
SSWK 296
Practicum and Practicum
understanding of what the field is about,
Courses eligible for Advanced Standing will
Seminar
and personal attributes that make you a
be determined by the instructor and may
Elective
One SSWK elective from SSWK
viable candidate.
include up to three of the following SSWK
or other human service
145, SSWK 195, SSWK 196/199, SSWK 225
Note 1: You’ll have to undergo a criminal
discipline (e.g., CASS, ECE,
record search, Schedule B, through the
AECE, FASD, OASW)
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Intersession May
SSWK 299
Practicum and Seminar
Acceptance process
If there’s room in the program, you’ll be
accepted once you’ve met all the admission
requirements. This is called “first qualified, first
accepted.” If you qualify after the program is
full, you’ll be put on a waitlist.
Criminal records search
You have to undergo a criminal record
search. The cost of this searches is your
responsibility. A search which identifies
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 Certificate
• Community Support Worker Certificate
• Early Childhood Education Certificate
• Education Assistant Certificate
• Social Service Worker Certificate
• Social Service Worker (UT) Diploma
• Teacher Replacement Training Citation
Important dates
For the Prince George campus only; contact
other campuses for their dates.
Fall term
• Classes: September 4 - December 14,
2012
• Exams: December 6 - 14, 2012
Spring term
• Classes: January 7 - April 26, 2013
• Exams: April 18 - 26, 2013
• Study break: February 18 - 22, 2013
Rev 12.08.03
12.08.03
2012-13 CNC program guide and course calendar
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