School: Fanshawe College

Program：Developmental Services Worker (Fast Track)

Program Description:

If your time has come to quickly begin your career, the Fast Track option of the Developmental Services Worker program will get you from student to career in just 10 months. If you believe that having a positive and direct impact on the lives of people with developmental disabilities is a career worth pursuing. And if you are looking for personal and professional satisfaction on a daily basis, Fanshawe's Developmental Services Worker (DSW) program will guide you toward your goals.

You'll become a specialist in working with children and adults with developmental disabilities. Your courses will be dynamic with a focus on disabilities, mental health, interpersonal skills, counseling, health, pharmacology, teaching and intervention strategies. As well, you'll learn how to collaborate and build relationships with family members, and to work with the diverse network of support for people with developmental disabilities. You'll also participate in a field placement as part of an agency or school, gaining hands on skills and first-hand experience.

Advantages:

The Developmental Services Worker (Fast Track) diploma program prepares its graduates to support people with developmental disabilities so that these individuals may participate fully in their communities. DSW’s have the specialized knowledge and skills required to work with people with developmental disabilities across the life span. 

Inherent to the role of a DSW is an ability to collaborate and build relationships with people with developmental disabilities and their families and to work with colleagues and members of inter-professional teams to facilitate a seamless network of support for people. 
Courses focus on disabilities, person directed supports, inclusion and community resources, dual diagnosis, interpersonal skills, counselling, health, pharmacology, development, teaching and intervention strategies. Field placements in community agencies and/or schools are part of the curriculum.

Admission Requirement:

An Ontario College Diploma in Human Services
OR
A University Degree in Psychology, Sociology or a related Social Sciences area
OR
A combination of relevant education and work experience in a related field as judged by the College to be equivalent to the above

Tuition Fees:

Canadian Students

International Students

Career：

Graduates from this program will be employed within community-based agencies and boards of education to work with persons with developmental disabilities. Graduates are trained to provide accommodation, advocacy, education, employment and leisure support. As well, the graduates have training in life skills, counselling, advocacy, health and pharmacology.

Credits Transfer

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