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    PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

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    Program length  

    6 terms

    Credential

    Diploma

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    TUITION & FEES


    Canadian
    Total: $15,574.70

    International
    Total: $42,712.85

     
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    ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

    • Language Arts – this requirement can be met with any of the following, or an equivalent course:
      • 60% in English Language Arts 30-1
      • 60% in ESLG 1860
    • Documentary evidence of having completed at least 100 voluntary and/or paid work hours in the human services field.
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    Overview

    NorQuest College offers an approved and accredited two-year full-time Social Work diploma program with a multicultural focus. As its mission, the program emphasizes the value of human diversity and teaches the practice of social work within an anti-oppressive framework that is supportive and empowering.

    As a social worker, you may have the ability to improve the quality of life for yourself and for others through self-reflection and offering resources, services, and opportunities for your prospective clients. In addition, you will be prepared to create social change through your work and professional activities.

    Program themes include:

    • competency working in different cultures
    • social work practice that recognizes and deals with oppression
    • awareness of cultural displacement issues
    • awareness of personal abilities and resiliency
    • spirituality
    • community practice
    • holistic practice
    • practice in specialized settings

    Students in the Social Work program can expect to develop knowledge and skills in the following areas:

    • social work foundations
    • the helping process
    • social policy
    • assessment and interviewing
    • social work models and practice
    • working with groups
    • working with families and communities
    • mental health
    • abuse, violence, and addictions

    The Social Work diploma program teaches students the value of human diversity in the context of Indigenous and multicultural knowledge and practices within an anti-oppressive and ethical framework that is supportive and empowering.

    Practicum/Work Experience

    This program includes two practicums totalling 700 hours.

    Location

    Edmonton