College Diploma - Social Work

This program is approved by Alberta Advanced Education and Technology and is accredited by the Alberta College of Social Work. This Social Work Diploma program will equip students with the social work competencies required to enter the work force as beginning social work practitioners. The Social Work program qualifies students for entry into human, health and social service related sectors. Areas of employment include:

• Addictions • Child and Family Services (Child Welfare) • Child Care • Community Development • Corrections • Counselling • Elderly • First Nation and Metis Child Services • First Nations • Foster Care • Group Homes • Homeless Shelters • Income Security • Mental Health • School Liaison • Women Emergency Centres

Completion of the Social Work Diploma program will also prepare and enable students to continue their education in a Bachelor of Social Work program at various Universities, including the University of Calgary’s Bachelor of Social Work degree program.