Canada

Diploma in Social Service Worker

Canada

Fleming College

Ontario, Canada

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Key information
Duration
: 2 Year
Study Type
: Full Time
Tuition fees
: 16.00 CAD / Per Year
Exam Accepted
: IELTS 6.0/9 | TOEFL 80/120 | PTE 60/90
Exam Intake
: May | Sep | Jan
Conditional Scholarship
: NA
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  • Diploma in Social Service Worker
  • Social Service Workers build and maintain relationships with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities; recognize and respond to individual, group, organizational and community injustices and inequalities; and provide direct services and/or a bridging to resources to improve the quality of peoples’ lives at the personal, cultural, and system levels. Social Service Workers provide these services in a range of residential and community settings while working with other professionals such as child and youth workers, addiction counsellors, teachers, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, and doctors.

    The program is four semesters in length with classroom-based courses in the first three semesters and a block placement in the final semester. Applied learning activities are infused into our classroom-based courses such as:

  • Practicing interviewing and group facilitation skills for the purposes of engagement, assessment, goal planning and social support with individuals, groups, organizations, and communities;
  • Working in teams to plan on and off-campus events, fundraising campaigns, educational awareness days, and promotion of social change;
  • Conducting research to challenge forms of oppression as well as to design/develop/improve social service programs; and
  • Participating in self-care strategies for personal and professional well-being.
  • Building on the above knowledge and skills gained, a full-time placement in the fourth and final semester of the program provides a range of practice opportunities in a work setting (agency and location to be determined in consultation with the student, faculty, and available agency sites).

    In addition, as a regulated profession in Ontario, upon having successfully completed this program you will have the necessary skills for employment as a Social Service Worker in Ontario and be eligible for membership with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services. Please see the OCSWSSW website for more information about the profession and eligibility for membership.

    * Students starting in January are required to attend classes over the summer semester.

    WHY CHOOSE FLEMING

    Fleming College's Social Service Worker program is well-known within the Peterborough, City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton counties and has established strong relationships with social service agencies in these specific locations. This is good choice for local people as well as for those that want to take advantage of smaller classes and more individually focussed learning.

    The program's flexible delivery structure features entry points in the fall, winter, and spring with all four intakes running every semester. This meets the needs of diverse student groups including:

  • Students who require or wish a reduced course load
  • Students who want to complete the program faster can attend four continuous semesters and graduate in sixteen months
  • Winter intake, first semester students take second semester in the spring, third semester in the fall, and fourth semester in the winter. Spring first semester intake takes semester two in the fall, the third semester in the winter, and the fourth semester in the spring. Students starting in September complete the second semester in the Winter, the third semester in the Fall, and the forth semester in the Winter and take the summer semester off.
  • Individuals receiving funding that is dependent on attending classes continuously without semester breaks would start in the Winter or Spring semesters.
  • EARN A DUAL DIPLOMA IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS

    Students now have the opportunity to complete two college diplomas- Social Service Worker and Mental Health and Addiction - within a two-year period. This pathway includes two field placement opportunities where students acquire additional hands-on experience to further prepare them for career success. Students have the option of entering into either program, and after completing their first semester can declare their intention to complete either one diploma in Social Service Work, one diploma in Mental Health and Addiction, or both diplomas. The dual diploma pathway is available to students who enter in the fall or winter semester only.Students must attend school for six consecutive semesters to complete both diplomas. Students that start as Social Services Workers in first semester that choose the Dual program will complete their Mental Health and Addictions field placement first in the fifth semester and will complete the Social Services worker field placement in the sixth semester. Students that start as Mental Health and Addiction workers in first semester will complete their Social Services Worker field placement first in fifth semester and complete their Mental health and Addictions worker field placement in the sixth semester.

    INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES DESIGNATION

    The Indigenous Perspectives Designation (IPD) is an option available to students studying in the Social Service Worker program. To qualify for the IPD, students must take and successfully complete GNED49 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies and GNED128 - Indigenous Knowledges, along with a minimum of four approved co-curricular Indigenous events or experiences that will be incorporated into the final portfolio assignment in GNED128. The student’s transcript will indicate the IPD designation. Upon graduation, students with an IPD will have a strong foundational basis in Indigenous Studies, and a designation that will be marketable in the employment sector.

    WORK EXPERIENCE

    The fourth and final semester integrates learning in the form of a full-time placement and takes place in a work setting matching your learning needs and choice of location with consultation between the student, faculty, and available agency sites. Please be aware that 30 hours of volunteer service within an agency is required between entry into the SSW program and prior to entry into the fourth semester for placement and students must have successfully completed all first, second, and third semester courses prior to entry into fourth semester.

    Specific agencies may have requirements such as proof of a current Emergency First Aid certification, CPR certification (Level C), a university degree, or additional immunizations. Also, some agencies may have required in-service training that the student must take prior to placement.

    IS THIS YOU?

    To succeed in this program and career, you must be able to demonstrate the following:

  • Adherence to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice set by the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers (OCSWSSW) which includes the Continuing Competence Program criteria in order to maintain good standing once a member;
  • Professionalism which is defined by the SSW program faculty as showing kindness, patience, transparency, compassion, flexibility, engagement, and an ability to give and receive constructive feedback;
  • Respectful interactions and strong interpersonal communication skills, both in verbal and written form;
  • Emotional awareness and willingness to engage in self-care;
  • A passion for supporting people;
  • Speaking out and challenging injustices and inequalities at the personal, cultural, and system levels;
  • Sensitivity to diversity;
  • Computer skills like email, word processing, and file management as well as skills in navigating social media tools; and
  • Consistent time management and organizational skills
  • CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

    As a practicing Social Service Worker in Ontario, you will support people to recognize, develop and sustain their strengths to achieve good quality of life while they manage and challenge a broad range of personal and environmental barriers at the personal, cultural, and system levels. These include, but aren’t limited to:

  • The self and societal stigma that impact people with developmental disabilities, mental health conditions, addiction issues, concurrent disorders, and dual diagnosis disorders;
  • The experiences of persons who have been victims, witnesses, or perpetrators of intimate personal violence;
  • Poverty issues individuals, families, and communities face related to a lack of accessibility and availability of sustainable income, transportation, housing, food security, employment and educational/skills-training opportunities; and
  • The experience of persons who experience oppression based on race, culture, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, language, etc.
  • In addition, the Scope of Practice for Social Service Workers in Ontario which is a list of work that you can perform as a professional, can be found on page 8 of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice Handbook, 2nd edition.

    Social service agencies that have hired Fleming College Social Service Worker graduates include, but are not limited to:

  • Canadian Mental Health Associations
  • Hastings Centennial Manor Long-Term Care
  • Associations for Community Living
  • Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre
  • Peterborough Aids Resource Network
  • Kinark Child and Family Services
  • Ontario Works
  • Community Counselling and Resource Centre
  • A Place Called Home
  • John Howard Society
  • Mon Ami Children’s Service

Entry Requirement


  • Applicant must be high school passed.

Application Process


  • Immunization Requirements

    Your program has mandatory immunization requirements that include a "pre-entry" deadline date for submission. For more information, and to print a copy of the immunization form, please download the Immunization Information document.

    Non Academic Requirements

    Your program has mandatory requirements which may include a criminal reference check, first aid, CPR-C, etc. For more information, please see the Non Academic Requirements page.

    MINIMUM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

    Students applying to Social Service Worker must meet the following requirements:

  • OSSD including Gr 12 C English
  • OSSD with majority of courses at College (C ) or Open (O) unless otherwise stated.
    Grade 12 C courses will be accepted where Gr 11 C course requirements are listed.
    Where College level courses are listed, U and M courses will be accepted.

    MATURE STUDENTS

    If you are 19 years of age or older before classes start, and you do not possess an OSSD, you can write the Canadian Adult Achievement Test to assess your eligibility for admission. Additional testing or academic upgrading may be necessary to meet specific course requirements for this program.

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