College Diploma - Social Service Worker – Immigrants and Refugees (Accelerated) (SSIA)

Seneca Polytechnic - Seneca at York Campus

This accelerated one-year Social Service Worker – Immigrants and Refugees program prepares students to succeed as a social service provider to support immigrants and refugees from diverse backgrounds. Throughout the fast-paced program, students' success will be measured by their ability to grow, change and challenge their own beliefs. Based on a framework of equity, social justice and anti-oppression principles, this program will provide insight and understanding of migration trajectories and how to effectively aid clients with their settlement and integration processes.

To qualify for this accelerated program, students must have completed an undergraduate degree. Students with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences or a similar undergraduate degree will be given priority. This program consists of a seven-week, intensive summer semester starting in early May, followed by a regular academic year starting the day after Labour Day and concluding in mid-April.

Skills

Throughout this program students 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