Community Social Work Diploma Portage College

The Community Social Work program at Portage College provides you with practical training and experience to assist individuals, families, and various groups in navigating their way through situations in life.

Practicum faculty supervisors meet with students individually and match them with a practicum placement. Students complete 450 practicum hours per year at various organizations, including addiction treatment centers, disability centers, probation, and correctional centers, schools, women's shelters, and youth centers.

Year One Course Listing

• Elective
• Developmental Psychology
• North American Aboriginals
• Introduction To Social Work
• Introductory Composition
• Introductory Psychology
• Practicum 1
• Social Policy
• Social Work Interviewing
• Social Work Practice

Year Two Course Listing

• Abnormal Psychology
• Addictions
• Community Development
• Elective
• Family Dynamics
• Group Work
• Introduction To Sociology
• Practicum
• Rural And Northern Practice
• Selected Issues In Social Work
• Social Work Research Methods & Ethics

Graduates are eligible to apply to become registered social workers. Current provincial legislation makes it mandatory for individuals with a social work education who work within the scope of social work practice to be Registered Social Workers (RSWs).

Graduates work with individuals, families, groups, and communities in a variety of agencies including Indigenous agencies, addictions, court and probation services, disability services, emergency shelters, provincial and federal departments, residential treatment centers, schools, and senior services.