PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
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QUICK FACTS
Program length
2 terms
Credential
Certificate
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
- Language Arts – this requirement can be met with any of the following, or an equivalent course:
Overview
The Community Support Worker program is an eight-month certificate designed to develop fundamental knowledge, skills, and attitudes in students to work with marginalized communities and individuals. Graduates are expected to work at the front line of human-service delivery settings.
The following are some of the agencies and organizations that provide these services:
- street work organizations
- group homes
- emergency shelters
- settlement agencies
- cultural organizations
- child and family service agencies
- Indigenous service agencies
- cultural societies
- personal and in-home supports for persons with disabilities
- services that support older adults
Practicum/Work Experience
This program includes a 200-hour practicum and a 45-hour practicum seminar.