College Diploma - Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees (SSWI)

Seneca Polytechnic - Seneca at York Campus

The Social Service Worker - Immigrants and Refugees (SSWI) two-year diploma program prepares students to succeed as a social service provider working with immigrants and refugees from diverse backgrounds. With a framework based on equity, social justice and anti-oppression principles, this program will provide insight and understanding of pre-migration conditions and how to effectively aid clients with migration and the integration process. 

Students success in this program will be measured by their ability to grow, change and challenge their own beliefs, values and promote social justice, human dignity and equality. 

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

When students graduate from this program, these are the types of employers waiting for them:

• Settlement agencies
• Schools
• Refugee shelters
• Community centres
• Criminal justice system
• Women’s programs, shelters and agencies offering services for immigrant youth

Based on their skills, interests and professional background, students will qualify to work as:

• Job search workshop facilitator
• Host program worker
• Settlement worker
• Housing worker
• School settlement worker