Overview
Langara College’s Social Service Worker Program prepares students for immediate entry into all social service sectors, as well as for further education in Social Work and other helping professions.
Students who successfully complete the nine-month program earn a Social Service Worker Certificate. They also have the option of adding 30 Arts and Sciences credits to the Certificate to earn a Coordinated Diploma.
The program consists of two semesters of full-time studies. There are two practicum placements, including a five-week full-time block placement at the end of the second semester.
Students move through the program together as a cohort. All core Social Service Worker courses are taught by program faculty. This provides a supportive, experiential learning environment and a personal, professional network both during the program and after its completion.
Interested in learning about Canadian Social Welfare?
Ever wonder why we need to help people in distress and how we do this?
Consider taking a new University Transfer course offering:
SSRV 2000; Introduction to Social Welfare in Canada
This course is open to all students, and is one of the two courses required for students wishing
to enter a Bachelor of Social Work Program.
(The second of the two required courses will be offered in January 2011.)