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School: Seneca College


ProgramSocial 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