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Community and social service workers administer and implement a variety of social assistance programs and community services including life skills workshops, substance abuse treatment programs, support programs, and more. A career in this field involves working with vulnerable groups including homeless persons, children with special needs, Indigenous peoples, pregnant teenagers, and people with substance abuse problems and addictions.
Our Community Support Worker diploma program equips students with the skills and competence needed for a challenging but rewarding career in this field. This program is a condensed version of our Community Support Worker – Social Services program.
Graduates will be trained to help clients manage personal and social complications through one-on-one and group support. Graduates will also be trained to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment programs by tracking clients’ behavioural changes and responses to interventions.
This program includes a practicum placement so students can gain relevant work experience before graduation.
The demand for community support workers is very high. The increasing population of vulnerable groups in BC will require more workers in this field. Growth is also expected in the areas of First Nations outreach and community development, especially for youth and in rehabilitation.
Community support workers are employed by social service agencies, government agencies, group homes, correctional facilities, and other establishments.
Graduates of our program may also work in schools as paraprofessional educators, helping children with special needs alongside occupational therapists or providing respite care for families with children of special needs. This work is done under the supervision of a social worker or health care professional.
Note: English level assessment will be required for international students (with a minimum score of 20/40 in language).
This program includes the Nonviolent Crisis Intervention© Seminar using the Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc. curriculum and certified training. All students will be able to take the exam to become Blue Card™ endorsed.
Practicum may include any shifts other than day shift (i.e. evenings– 3 to 11 pm or nights– 11 pm to 7 am and possible weekends). Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from designated offsite training and practicum sites. Practicum training is conducted in shifts of a minimum of 5 hours per day for a total of 100 hours distributed equally over a four-week practicum placement. Clinical placement sites are subject to availability (may be in various areas). Practicum sites may require more current and/or additional CRC (for instance: RCMP) and TB testing (to be done at student’s expense). Note that successful completion of any of EC100 individually or as part of a program will allow the student to apply for assistant status. Successful completion of EC100 includes attendance of a minimum of 90 instructional/classroom hours to be eligible for this certificate.
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