The Social Service Worker (Accelerated) program will provide you with the opportunity to learn theoretical models, group facilitation, mental health support, values, ethics and professional practice, and anti-oppressive practice.
DurationPreparing Social Service Worker graduates to be agents of and allies for change and social justice in diverse communities for nearly 20 years.
Program Overview
The Social Service Worker (Accelerated) program will provide you with the opportunity to learn theoretical models, group facilitation, mental health support, values, ethics and professional practice, and anti-oppressive practice.
Apply to this accelerated program if you have a diploma or degree related to the field of social or community work.
Full Description
If you apply to the 2024/25 intake for this program, you will start in May 2025. To begin your studies in May 2024, apply to the 2023/24 academic year.
The one-year Social Service Worker (Accelerated) (C135) diploma program is designed to guide you in developing the knowledge, values and skills to work directly with a wide range of people in need.
This accelerated program stream is a condensed version of the two-year Social Service Worker (C119) program and is available to college and university graduates with a diploma or degree related to the field of social or community work (e.g., social sciences).
If you have strong interpersonal skills and are committed to working toward a more just and equitable society and examining the dynamics of power, oppression, and social location, this program is for you.
As a graduate, you will be prepared for roles in a variety of agency settings, including mental health, homelessness, poverty, substance use and addictions, long-term care, criminal justice, crisis supports, and settlement and immigration.
You will learn to identify and act upon the systemic barriers that can impede access to social and economic justice in today’s society and examine the expanding professional roles and responsibilities of social service workers in large urban centres and other communities.
In addition to studying the theoretical models, methods, and skills of social service work practice, you will learn about and develop skills in the following:
You will also gain real-world experience with a significant, supervised field placement. In preparation for the field or clinical placement, you will be required to work in multiple small and large groups within classes and community settings.
Many Social Service Worker program faculty have professional experience in the following areas:
Apply to the Social Service Worker (Accelerated) program if you are a university graduate with a degree in a related discipline* such as:
Students with degrees from other disciplines may be considered if they successfully complete a minimum of six relevant social science courses.
The George Brown College Foundation, established in 1984, is a separately incorporated registered charity that serves as the primary fundraising vehicle for George Brown College.
The Foundation is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors who support the College’s mandate of increasing access to education by raising money to support student success through scholarships, bursaries and awards.
Together with the college, we work to advance George Brown’s commitment to excellence in teaching, applied learning and innovation, as well as its commitment to access, diversity and mutual respect.
Together with our donors, we work to ensure that no student is denied a post-secondary education at George Brown College because of financial constraints.
What is our mission and mandate?
George Brown College is dedicated to providing the highest possible calibre of education to its students and to making its programs accessible to all.
The Foundation helps the College achieve this goal by raising money to support student success through scholarships and bursaries as well as through larger initiatives that strengthen the College’s ability to offer programs for specific industries and professions.
Our mission is to raise funds for the college that will:
Advance the college’s commitment to excellence in teaching, applied learning and innovation.
Enable George Brown’s programs, facilities and services to be best-in-class.
Enable George Brown to be a key resource in shaping the future of Toronto.
Help George Brown produce graduates who are the candidates of choice for employers.
Support George Brown’s commitment to access, diversity and mutual respect.
Enable the college to achieve its goal that no student is denied a George Brown College education because of the financial burden.
Learn and employ an understanding of social behaviour, social systems, principles of human rights and social justice.
You will be encouraged to examine your belief systems and inherent biases in relation to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice set out by the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).
The Social Service Worker certificate is equivalent to the first year of the campus and OL Human Service diploma.
Pursue a fulfilling career working on the frontline of social services.
Over 10-months, you will build a sound knowledge of human behaviour and psychology, individual and social problems, and learn proven techniques to prepare you for social service work in social agencies and social welfare programs.
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