SSWK Social Service Worker
Help People Help Themselves
Interested in social justice, equality and contributing to healthy communities? The Social Service Worker program can help you become a knowledgeable, ethical, skilled social service professional. This program meets the educational requirements for registration as a Social Service Worker in the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
What's Special
Unique to Georgian, exciting interactive audio-visual counselling labs will allow students to develop and practice a tool kit of counselling skills in a safe environment. A concurrent field placement model that blends theory classes with hands-on practical experience is an essential part of employment preparation.
Careers
Career opportunities include working with Community Care Access Centres, Children's Treatment Networks, The Ontario Disability Support Program, Community Housing resource centres, Drug and Alcohol Addiction centres, Shelters and community development and recreation agencies.