Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Qualification
Diploma
Study mode
Full-time
Duration
18 months
Intakes
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total tuition fee (local)
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Total tuition fee (foreign)
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Entry Requirements
- An Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent; or
- be at least 18 years of age or older and pass an entry test (Wonderlic Test).
Practicum Requirement
- Medical Certificate
- Police Reference Check (Clearance) of Criminal Record
- Standard First Aid & CPR Level C Certification
Curriculum
The Course consists of 21 modules. These modules are covered in the classroom and in the clinical lab. Additional practical experience is provided in a facility and in the community.
- Essential Skills
- Microsoft Windows
- Inclusive Communication Skills
- Employment Achievement Strategies
- Basic Business Communications
- Harm Reduction and Crisis Intervention
- Introduction to Sociology
- Mental Health & Addictions
- Populations at Risk
- Support resources and community capacity building
- Law for Support Workers
- Self-Care and Team Building
- Basic Counselling Techniques
- Solution-Focused Intervention Techniques
- Family Development, Functions and Social Issues
- Introduction to Psychology
- Professional Documentation & Case Management
- Basic Nursing & Pharmacology
- Behaviour Modification
- Development Disabilities
Practicum
- Development Service Worker students complete their education with 560 hours of field placement experience.