This accelerated one-year Social Service Worker program provides you with knowledge and essential skills for the human service field. Throughout the fast-paced program, you will be encouraged to examine your belief systems as they relate to the Code of Ethics and the Standards of Practice of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.<br>Based on a framework of equity, social justice and anti-oppression principles, the courses cover practical interventions and strengths-based approaches to support marginalized populations and communities experiencing trauma and difficult life events.<br>To qualify for this accelerated program, you must have completed an undergraduate degree with some related course work, or an advanced community college diploma in a directly related discipline. 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.