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Course Overview & Descriptions for Social Service Worker

Program of studies (POS) for the Social Service Worker Diploma program

For students starting Fall 2012. Click on the course title for a course description.

Semester 1
Course #
Course Title
Hrs/Week
COMM SO226 Interviewing Skills 3.00
HIST 10015 History & Ethics of Social Work 2.00
HMNS 10008 Field Placement Prep & Comm Awareness 2.00
HMNS 10100 Intro to Social Service Worker 3.00
HMNS SO127 Introduction to Group Dynamics 3.00
SSCI 10047 Sociology for SSW 3.00
Options: Select 1
COMM 11040 Communication D 4.00
COMM LL041 Communication 3.00
Semester 2
Course #
Course Title
Hrs/Week
COMM 10260 Case Management & Documentation 3.00
CRED SO123 Professional Development
2.00
HMNS SO230 SSW Advanced Interviewing Skills
2.00
HMNS SO232 Privilege & Oppression
2.00
PSYC SS156 Introductory Psychology 3.00
WORK 10005 Field Placement & Seminar 1 15.00
OPEL XXXXX General Education (Elective) 2.00
Semester 3
Course #
Course Title
Hrs/Week
COMM 10265 Critical and Innovative Thinking 2.00
HMNS 10097 SSW Methods of Intervention 3.00
HMNS 10098 Advocacy for SSW 2.00
HMNS 10099 Working with Children & Adolescence 2.00
PSYC SS233 Psychology of Adjustment 2 3.00
WORK 10006 Field Placement & Seminar 2 15.00
Semester 4
Course #
Course Title
Hrs/Week
HMNS 10095 SSW Community Change 2.00
HMNS 10096 Issues Related to Family 2.00
HMNS SO231 Crisis Intervention 2.00
HMNS SO434 Practice in Organizations 2.00
LAWS 10112 Social Policy & Law 2.00
WORK 10007 Field Placement & Seminar 3 15.00