College Certificate - Social Service Worker

Program Description

If a student has a desire to support people in times of need and crisis, a career in social services may be for them. Up to 90% of Selkirk's Social Service Worker (SSW) graduates find stable, satisfying work. A shortage of workers is predicted over the next five years.

Students should choose Social Service Work if they:

• Want to help build healthy communities
  
• Have a strong desire to support others
• Believe in caring for others
• Feel a sense of duty to their community
• Want to work with marginalized populations

Social Work values form the foundation of this beneficial and rewarding program. 

Program Benefits:

• Practical interviewing and counselling skills
• Development of written and oral communication
• Promotion of self awareness, personal growth and readiness for practice
• Critical thinking, team building and problem solving skills
• Individual, group and family strategy skills
• Feminist and Indigenous approaches to practice are introduced
• Anti-oppressive perspectives are a foundation of the program

This program prepares students to work as entry level practitioners in the Human Services field.