Social Service Worker Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology

Overview

Learn how to incite real change with diverse individuals and families by building collaborative, culturally safe and strengths-based relationships!    Gain an understanding of social problems such as family violence, addictions, mental health and poverty!  You will learn tools to create compassionate solutions from an anti-oppressive and trauma-informed practice approach.

This two-year Social Service Worker program from Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology is about jump-starting your career as a Social Service Worker with the skills and knowledge to make an impact. Gain real-world experience with over 400 hours of field placements, allowing you to apply classroom learning in a community-based environment.

Career

Within the province of Ontario, Social Service Work is a regulated profession. Upon your successful graduation from the program, you will receive a Social Service Worker diploma, and be eligible for registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). Social Service Workers are employed in community-based organizations, social service agencies, educational, health and corrections settings. Past graduates have been employed with developmental services, educational settings, social services, income security programs, mental health, addictions and concurrent disorder programs, long term care facilities, and others. SSW graduates are well prepared to apply the generic Social Service Work skills learned to the job market, responding to the unique mandate of each organization.