School: Seneca College
Program:Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees
Program | Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees | Faculty | Community Services |
Credential | Diploma | Duration | 2 Years |
Starting Month | Fall | Co-op opportunities | No |
Program Description:
The Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees program prepares you to succeed as a social service provider working with immigrants and refugees from diverse backgrounds. With a framework based on equity, social justice and anti-oppression principles, this program provides you with a thorough understanding of pre-migration conditions that cause individuals and communities to leave their countries of origin. The program also prepares you to help clients with challenges they face throughout the process of migration and during the process of integration at the host country.
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 | Seneca@York | ||||
Tuition | 6,410.50 | 6,410.50 | ||||
Alumni Fee | 7.25 | 7.25 | ||||
Convocation Fee* | 50.00 | 50.00 | ||||
Health Insurance** | 783.97 | 783.97 | ||||
Health and Wellness Fee | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||
Seneca Student Federation Fee | 56.50 | 56.50 | ||||
Student Athletic Fee | 46.25 | 40.70 | ||||
Student Build Fund | 50.00 | |||||
Student Bursary Levy | 3.00 | 3.00 | ||||
Student Life Fee | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||
Student Sport Build Fee | 50.00 | 25.00 | ||||
Student Support Fee | 30.00 | 30.00 | ||||
Technology Fee | 120.00 | 120.00 | ||||
Total Fees Due (first semester in academic year) | $7,617.47 | $7,536.92 | ||||
Book & Supply Costs | ||||||
Semester | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||
Total per Semester | 500.00 | 750.00 | 750.00 | 750.00 | ||
Career:
Earn your Ontario College Diploma in Social Service Worker – Immigrants and Refugees (SSWI), and you'll be prepared for careers such as a settlement counsellor or a settlement worker in schools, shelters and reception centres. your career may lead you to employment with mainstream service organizations as well as settlement agencies, schools, shelter for refugees, community centres, parenting drop-in centres, the criminal justice system, health, reception centres, women's programs and shelters and agencies offering services for immigrant youth, people dealing with disabilities, mental health, addiction, poverty and inter-generational challenges. Based on your skills, interest and professional background, you can work as a job search workshop facilitator, host program worker, settlement worker, housing worker, school settlement worker or within settings that directly deal with advocacy or policy-related initiatives.
Graduates of the SSWI 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) |
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 | Algoma University | Bachelor of Arts in Community Development, Bachelor of Arts in Community, Economic and Social Development Bachelor of Social Work Bachelor of Arts in a related field |
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 | 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/SSWI.html