School: Seneca College
Program:Social Service Worker - Gerontology
Program | Social Service Worker – Gerontology | Faculty | Community Services |
Credential | Diploma | Duration | 2 Years |
Starting Month | Fall | Co-op opportunities | No |
Program Description:
The Social Service Worker – Gerontology program integrates the knowledge base, professional values and skill-sets of social service work with a specific concentration on the needs, challenges and concerns of Canada's aging population. The program focuses on a holistic and strength-based approach to help aging clients maintain a good quality of life. As a student, you will have the opportunity to develop skills such as program planning; individual and group modes of facilitation; interventions with clients, their families and significant others; case management; interpersonal communication and skills related to working with bereavement and grief. You will also benefit from a very substantial fieldwork placement component, which starts in the second semester and runs through the third and fourth semesters.
Admission Requirements:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with:
Grade 12 English: ENG4(U) or ENG4(C)
OR Mature Student Status (age 19 or older) with required course(s), their equivalent(s), or appropriate Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) Certificate program credits
Tuition Fees:
Campus | King | |||||
Tuition | 6,410.50 | |||||
Alumni Fee | 7.25 | |||||
Convocation Fee* | 50.00 | |||||
Health Insurance** | 783.97 | |||||
Health and Wellness Fee | 5.00 | |||||
Seneca Student Federation Fee | 56.50 | |||||
Student Athletic Fee | 46.25 | |||||
Student Build Fund | 50.00 | |||||
Student Bursary Levy | 3.00 | |||||
Student Life Fee | 5.00 | |||||
Student Sport Build Fee | 50.00 | |||||
Student Support Fee | 30.00 | |||||
Technology Fee | 120.00 | |||||
Total Fees Due (first semester in academic year) | $7,617.47 | |||||
Book & Supply Costs | ||||||
Semester | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
Total per Semester | 550.00 | 750.00 | 750.00 | 750.00 | ||
Career:
Demand for skilled and knowledgeable professionals to work in a helping capacity with seniors is increasing as Canada's population ages. The Social Service Worker – Gerontology (SSWG) diploma prepares graduates to provide community services and products to seniors with a wide range of physical, psychological, social and financial challenges. After four semesters, you may find fulfilling employment opportunities with agency providers of seniors' services such as government agencies, not-for-profit agencies, for-profit agencies and private individuals. You may also find a wide range of employment opportunities in many different levels, including coordination of home support services (e.g., meals on wheels, transportation, friendly visiting, congregate dining, homemaker services and telephone reassurance), work in programs for people with dementia, activation coordination, supportive housing coordination and coordination of volunteer programs. Some graduates have started their own businesses. Advocating for and empowering seniors to achieve their goals is an important aspect of all these employment possibilities. Graduates of the SSWG program are eligible for registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).
Credits Transfer:
Location | University/College | Degrees Available |
Toronto | Ryerson University | Bachelor of Social Work (Full-Time or Part-Time Advanced Standing) |
Seneca College | Honours Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation | |
Tyndale University College | Bachelor of Arts (Health & Human Services with a minor in Psychology, Human Services – Early Childhood Education, Human Services – Social Service Worker, Human Services – Modular) or Bachelor of Religious Education, Bachelor of Religious Education (Degree Completion, Modular) | |
York University | Bachelor of Arts (Multicultural and Indigenous Studies) Bachelor of Arts (Human Rights and Equities Studies) Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) Bachelor of Social Work | |
Ontario | Brock University | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Psychology degree or a 4-year with Major Psychology degree, or a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Women’s Studies degree |
Lakehead University | Honours Bachelor of Social Work | |
Nipissing University | Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Social Work Bachelor of Arts (Honours Specialization or Specialization in Social Welfare and Social Development) | |
Wilfrid Laurier University | Honours Bachelor of Arts Honours Bachelor of Social Work | |
University of Windsor | General Liberal Arts and Professional Studies for Career Professionals (2-year diploma) & Honours Liberal Arts and Professional Studies for Career Professionals (3-year diploma) BA Honours in Disability Studies | |
International | Griffith University | Bachelor of Human Services Bachelor of Social Work |
Link to Seneca College Official Website
http://www.senecacollege.ca/fulltime/SSWG.html