College Diploma - Social Services Worker

Northern Lights College - Fort St. John

9820 120th Avenue, Fort St. John, Canada

23555

Last updated: 25/02/2025

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About College Diploma - Social Services Worker

Program Description

The Social Services Worker Diploma (SSWD) program provides opportunities for students to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and qualifications to enable them to work in a human services worker field. The program involves two years of full-time study, with a combination of practice, theory, and academic course requirements aimed to prepare students to become critical practitioners with an emphasis on advocacy, social justice, and social change.

The SSWD program prepares students to work as paraprofessionals in a variety of social service and health agencies. Typical jobs include, but not limited to: financial assistance worker, bail supervisor, residential service worker, social work assistant, mental health assisted living worker, family support worker, supported employment, community living worker, transition houses, women's programs, Aboriginal support worker and family violence worker.

Tuition (1st year)

$16,368.00 CAD

Application Fee

$125.00 CAD

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Cost and Duration

Program Level

2-Year Undergraduate Diploma

Average Graduate Diploma

2 Year College Diploma Including A Practicum

Cost of Living

$20,635.00 CAD / Year

Gross Tuition

$11,580.00 CAD / First Year

Application Fee

$100.00 CAD

College Diploma - Social Services Worker

About College Diploma - Social Services Worker

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