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A study of the concepts and basic principles of working with people in a helping relationship, including interpersonal skills and self care.

A study of special family and community problems, including areas such as poverty, diversity, and structural disadvantage.

This course will introduce students to some concepts of community organising related to social service work. It will focus on interventions and practice skills that impact change at the community level.

Building on the concepts of Social Service Methods I (SSRV 1116), this course will emphasize the mastery of practical skills and their application to the helping relationship.

A job-oriented study of legislation and social policies in the areas of income security, mental health, health and family services.

A study of the family as a unit in society. The growth and development stages, expanding and contracting family with emphasis on the changing roles and structure of families.

Students have the opportunity to spend five hours a week in a practicum placement at a designated social service community agency under the supervision of an agency field supervisor. Through this experience, students develop and practice professional behaviours and learn how particular agencies meet...

Through a combination of visits to community agencies and public institutions, guest speakers, classroom sessions, and group activities, students will become familiar with various aspects of human service delivery and the social context in which those services are delivered.

Students explore the nature and scope of trauma and post-traumatic stress as they relate to problem areas such as child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, addiction, and suicide ideation, and examine specific interventions within a trauma informed practice framework.

Formerly SSRV 1231This is a continuation of the five hours per week practicum placement. Drawing upon the knowledge and training gained in previous courses, students continue to work under the supervision of an agency field supervisor in order to identify the needs of particular client populations...