Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or a mature applicant
English: Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent course
CAEL CE and CAEL online, Minimum 60
Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE), Minimum 169 with no skill below 162
Duolingo, Minimum score 105 to 110
IELTS Academic, Minimum 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
PTE Academic, Minimum score 58
TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition), Minimum 80 with no skill below 20
TOEFL Revised Paper Delivered, No skill below 20
In this two-year diploma program you will gain the required knowledge and skills for the human service field and be challenged to examine your own values and beliefs to make a meaningful contribution to the profession. Your studies will include a range of topics in styles of lecture and tutorial-based, utilizing assigned texts which stress interpersonal skills, group dynamics, interviewing, counselling, relationship-building, community development and social policy. By combining your theoretical knowledge and field placement experiences you will also take part in a variety of classroom, seminar and experiential modalities. Upon graduation you will possess a comprehensive set of human service skills which are transferable to a wide range of settings and employment options.
As a graduate of this program with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, you are eligible to pursue Seneca’s Honours Bachelor of Community Mental Health program. This unique pathway allows you to earn a degree within two years (4 semesters plus a work-term) after completion of a summer bridging stream.
Completion of the summer bridging stream includes the following courses:
MHB399: Advanced Studies in Community Mental Health
MHB499: Health and Community Psychology
MHB599: Introduction to Mental Health and Addiction
MHB699: Crisis Counselling and Therapeutic Approaches
MHB799: Trauma Methods and practices in Community Mental Health
Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:
Counselling
Effective membership and leadership in group settings
Working with families
Plan and evaluate programs
Assess community resources
Co-ordinate service delivery
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Semester 1
COM101 or COM111, Communicating Across Contexts or Communicating Across Contexts (Enriched)
SLL307*, Sociology: A Practical Approach
SSW101, Interpersonal Communications
SSW102, Anti Oppressive Practice
SSW136, Social Justice Approaches to Social Problems
SSW147, Preparation for Social Service Work Practice
Semester 2
SSW201, Group Dynamics
SSW206, Resiliency through the Life Span
SSW212, Interviewing Skills and Principles
SSW227, Families in Change
SSW247, Field Seminar I
SSW257, Field Practicum I
Semester 3
SSW311, Service Coordination and Advocacy
SSW312, Supportive Counselling
SSW347, Field Seminar II
SSW357, Field Practicum II
plus: Professional Option Course
plus: General Education Course
Semester 4
SSW402, Community Practice
SSW401, Social Welfare and Policy
SSW447, Field Seminar III
SSW457, Field Practicum III
plus: General Education Course
plus: General Education Course
Summer Bridge Courses
As a graduate of this program with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, you are eligible to pursue Seneca’s Honours Bachelor of Community Mental Health program. This unique pathway allows you to earn a degree within two years (4 semesters plus a work-term) after completion of a summer bridging stream.
MHB399: Advanced Studies in Community Mental Health
MHB499: Health and Community Psychology
MHB599: Introduction to Mental Health and Addiction
MHB699: Crisis Counselling and Therapeutic Approaches
MHB799: Trauma Methods and practices in Community Mental Health
Professional Options
BHS204, Autism and Developmental Disabilities
CYW376, Human Sexuality
CYW377, Impact of Social Networking
GWL137, Introduction to Aging
GWL377, Volunteer Program Management
SSW371, Selected Issues: Intimate Partner Abuse and Violence
SSW372, Selected Issues: Addictions
SSW373, Selected Issues: Mental Health
SSW374, Selected Issues: Child Welfare
SSW380, Homelessness in Canada
* This course, SOC600, SOC225, SOC360, COM470, NAT150, SOC100 or SCL100 will not fulfil a General Education requirement for the SSW program, but may be used as a General Education option outside the SSW program.
When you graduate from this program, these are the types of employers waiting for you:
Programs for youth, women and persons of disabilities
Housing
Community development
Rehabilitation
Mental health
Health Insurance $807.49CAD
