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Admission requirements
• A completed CASS Personal Statement
Community
Form (available at
All applicants must provide a transcript or
Support Worker
other official proof that they have completed
English 12 (with a final grade of at least “C”),
Path #4: Special Admission
Certificate
or equivalent. To download an admissions
For those who do not yet qualify for full
package, please go to
admission into the program. Special
(Community and School Support)
Admission students can register for one
Students have 10 years from the time of first
• Part-time (maximum three
semester in CASS 110 and/or CASS 120.
registration to complete all of the course and
courses per semester) • Starts:
• Verification (such as a transcript) of having
practicum requirements for the Community
September and January • Fees:
completed English 12 or equivalent with a
Support Worker (CSW) Certificate and/or the
$264 per course • Equivalent to a
Education Assistant (EA) Certificate. This policy
minimum “C” grade.
applies to CNC courses and to all courses
one-year certificate program
• Special Admission students must
transferred from other post-secondary
complete 65 hours of relevant volunteer
(individual completion time varies) •
institutions for credit at CNC. Courses more
experience with an individual with a
Distance education through CNC
than 10 years old may be considered for
developmental disability during their first
Prince George; also offered Fort St.
elective credit. Students should contact the
semester. To continue in the program,
James (September start)
Dean to discuss this option. (Please note that
they must submit a Volunteer Experience
professional certification or accreditation
bodies and receiving institutions may have
bc.ca/cass) and apply for full admission.
Careers
different criteria.)
English 12 or equivalent: If you don’t have
The Community Support Worker program is
New students are admitted to the program in
English 12 or equivalent with a minimum “C”
one of CNC’s Community and School
one of four ways:
grade, you must write an English test at CNC.
Support programs. CASS is based on the
It’s your responsibility to contact CNC’s
following values:
Path #1: Paid Paraprofessional
Centre for Student Success (1-800-371-
• Individuals with developmental disabilities
For students employed as paraprofessionals
8111, ext. 5837) and arrange to write this
have the right to support services that
providing support services to persons with
test. Note: If your results don’t meet the
respect inclusion and choice;
developmental disabilities:
required level, you must upgrade before
admission to the program.
• Individuals with developmental disabilities
• Verification (such as a transcript) of
have the right to work with skilled and
English 12 or equivalent with a minimum
respectful support staff in community and
“C” grade
Program outline
school settings.
• A letter from an employer (on agency
CASS 110
Communication Skills
In addition to the Community Support Worker
letterhead) confirming employment.
CASS 120
Human Diversity: A Disability
program, CASS offers these two credentials,
Perspective
both listed in this calendar:
Path #2: Volunteer Service Provider
CASS 130
Ethical Foundations of Practice
For students volunteering service to people
CASS 140
Positive Approaches to
• Education Assistant Certificate
with developmental disabilities:
Teaching and Learning: Part I
• Human Service Citation
CASS 145
Positive Approaches to
• Verification (such as a transcript) of having
With a Community Support Worker
Teaching and Learning: Part II
English 12 or equivalent with a minimum
Certificate, you’ll be prepared to work with
CASS 150
Life Planning and Support
“C” grade
children and adults in a wide variety of
Systems
community settings, including community
• A CASS Volunteer Experience Record
CASS 160
Physical Care
living agencies and contractors, respite care,
CASS 188
Approved elective*
supported employment settings, residential
completed by a supervisor, documenting
CASS 190 Practicum (Community Support
support, life skills, leisure and day programs,
at least 65 hours of direct service in the
Worker)
past three years.
and more.
*Electives must be equivalent to 3.0 credits at
The program is designed for practicing
Path #3: Caregiver
a post-secondary level of instruction. For
support workers and those who choose to
information on approved electives, consult
For students who are caregivers (such as a
become practitioners. It enhances com-
with the CASS blog at blogs.cnc.bc.ca/cass
parent, guardian, or sibling of a person with a
petence in inclusion, human development,
developmental disability) and over 19 years of
learning and support strategies, health and
age:
Advanced standing
wellness, communication, community and
relationships, and professional practice and
• Verification (such as a transcript) of having
This process is available for students who
accountability.
completed English 12 or equivalent with a
have been accepted into the CASS program
minimum “C” grade
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22 Health sciences and human services
and who have self-identified prior skills and
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knowledge in the human service field.
• Early Childhood Education Certificate
Learners will:
• Early Childhood Education Certificate,
1.
Notify the instructor of their intention to
Aboriginal
participate in the assessment process.
• Education Assistant Certificate
2.
Submit a portfolio which includes a
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
current resumé; three work-related
— Advanced Diploma
references; proof of professional
development courses relevant to the
• Health Care Assistant Certificate
course for which advanced standing is
• Human Service Citation
being sought; and a two- to five-page
essay outlining experiences, skills and
• Social Service Worker Certificate
knowledge relevant to the course in
• Social Service Worker Diploma
question, based on the outcomes
identified in the applicable CASS course
• Social Service Worker (UT) Diploma
outline.
• University-level classes in psychology,
3.
Participate in an interview with the CASS
sociology, or social work
instructor (by phone or in person).
4.
Learners who meet the criteria for steps
Important dates
1, 2 and 3 may register in and complete
For the Prince George campus only; contact
CASS 100
other campuses for their dates.
5.
a) Learners who achieve 60% or better in
each course assessed in CASS 100
Fall term (distance format)
are granted Advanced Standing for the
• Classes: September 4 - December 12,
applicable course(s)
2012 (includes exams)
b) Learners who achieve a grade of
Spring term (distance format)
40-59% in any of the CASS 100
•
Classes: January 7 - April 26, 2013
courses may register in the CASS 101
•
Study break: February 18 - 22, 2013
c) Learners who achieve a grade of
0-39% in any of the CASS 100
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courses may register in the applicable
CASS course(s).
The learner who successfully completes
CASS 101 will receive Advanced Standing for
the applicable course(s). If the learner does
not successfully complete CASS 101, the
student may register in the applicable CASS
course(s).
Criminal record search
Practicum (CASS 190 only) students must
undergo a criminal record search, Schedule
B, through the Ministry of Public Safety and
Solicitor General. The cost is your
responsibilty. A search which identifies
relevant criminal convictions may prevent you
from entering into a practicum or clinical
setting. Students who cannot enter the
practicum or clinical component cannot
graduate from the program.
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