Diploma in Social Work

NorQuest College - Edmonton Campus

UG Certificate / Diploma

Canada,Alberta

24 Months

Duration

CAD 21,629/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 155

Application Fee

Apply Date

Canada, Alberta

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1965

Total Students: 15,850 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

10215 108 Street Northwest, Edmonton, Alberta, CA

Diploma in Social Work

Program Overview

NorQuest College offers an approved and accredited two-year full-time Social Work diploma program with a multicultural focus. As its mission, the program emphasizes the value of human diversity and teaches the practice of social work within an anti-oppressive framework that is supportive and empowering.

As a social worker, you may have the ability to improve the quality of life for yourself and for others through self-reflection and offering resources, services, and opportunities for your prospective clients. In addition, you will be prepared to create social change through your work and professional activities.

Program themes include:

  • Competency working in different cultures
  • Social work practice that recognizes and deals with oppression
  • Awareness of cultural displacement issues
  • Awareness of personal abilities and resiliency
  • Spirituality
  • Community practice
  • Holistic practice
  • Practice in specialized settings

Students in the Social Work program can expect to develop knowledge and skills in the following areas:

  • Social work foundations
  • The helping process
  • Social policy
  • Assessment and interviewing
  • Social work models and practice
  • Working with groups
  • Working with families and communities
  • Mental health
  • Abuse, violence, and addictions

The Social Work diploma program teaches students the value of human diversity in the context of Indigenous and multicultural knowledge and practices within an anti-oppressive and ethical framework that is supportive and empowering.

Practicum/Work Experience

  • This program includes two practicums totalling 700 hours.

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