Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees Seneca Polytechnic

Overview

Learning through a critical and anti-oppressive lens, you will graduate prepared to support immigrants and refugees from diverse backgrounds. The  Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees diploma program at  Seneca Polytechnic , which is grounded in equity, social justice and anti-oppression principles, provides insights into pre-migration conditions and how to offer meaningful support to individuals and families throughout the migration and integration process.

You will gain knowledge and skills required for social service work with a specific focus on settlement counselling and case management aligned with the experiences of those newly arrived in Canada or undergoing the settlement process. Community development is highlighted with a focus on co-creation and co-design with citizens of the community to identify and respond to gaps in service. Additionally, you will develop advocacy skills to represent clients' needs, fundraising and proposal writing to secure resources, and program planning, development and evaluation to create and assess effective support programs. Success in this program is measured by your ability to grow, challenge personal beliefs, and promote social justice, human dignity, and equality.

Skills

Throughout this Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees program at Seneca Polytechnic you will develop the following skills:

• International and national migration policies

• Settlement counselling 

• Case management 

• Community development

• Advocacy

• Fundraising and proposal writing

• Program planning 

• Development and evaluation