| Social Service Workers (SSW) and Addiction and Mental Health Workers (AMHW) provide support and services to individuals, families/kin and groups who are experiencing stressful events in their lives, impacted by addiction, mental health issues, and other societal barriers or discrimination. Both focuses work in a variety of community health and human services settings such as social and advocacy organizations, residential care facilities, outpatient care centres and community-based food, housing, emergency and other relief services. Both programs and fields of work focus on promoting equality and addressing disadvantages that people face. People working in the field use their knowledge of human behaviour and development, communication, interviewing and counselling skills, to work with groups and/or communities to help them become more caring and capable of supporting their communities.
Our Social Service Worker program prepares students to work with people who are experiencing stressful events in their lives from an individual, family and community perspective and learn how to intervene in crisis situations and will develop skills needed to assist individual clients, groups, families and communities to better meet their challenges and to enhance their social functioning. Our Addiction and Mental Health Worker program provides students with evidence-based knowledge and skills in screening, assessing and responding to people with mental health, substance use and other addictions from diverse cultural and community perspectives.
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| Grade for Entrance Previous Year (%)* | 60 |
These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD); Grade 12 English (C, U) (Minimum 60% GPA required); Or equivalent; or Mature students. |
| Additional Admission Requirements: | Other Requirements for Admission to Field Work Placement: physician’s medical report as per guide supplied by the College, proof of current immunization, including Hepatitis B; 2-step Mantoux (with follow-up chest x-ray if the Mantoux test is positive), current Basic Cardiac Life Support Certificate (C.P.R. – Level B), Standard First Aid Certificate (or equivalent), WHMIS Certificate (may be obtained at a minimal cost through the College), a recent criminal reference -(within 3 months) is required in the second year of the program prior to the start of classes in September. |
* The entrance grade may change from year to year. Please contact the school for further information.
* We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.
