Social Service

Code	388.A0
Diploma	DCS
Sector	Social, Educational and Legal Services
Number of credits	91 1/3
Status	In effect until August 31th, 2024.

Note(s)
This program is offered in French: Techniques de travail social

Program Objectives

This program is designed to train students to be technicians in social work. They will be capable of intervening on an individual, family, group, or community level concerning different social problems and will be able to help people attain their needs, defend their rights and promote social change.

Length of training

Specific (hours)	Total (hours)
2010	2670

Total length of training includes general training that is common to all programs for 420 hours, general training for this program for 150 hours as well as complementary general training courses for 90 hours.

Duration of training consists of theory and lab work for courses; personal time that the student invests is excluded.

Program Content

Number or Code	Statement of the Competency
0188	To examine the job functions of a social service worker
0189	To investigate public and community social service resources
018A	To form a helping relationship
018B	To analyze links between social problems, social policies and social interventions
018C	To analyze social legislation
018D	To assess the needs and resources of an individual
018E	To evaluate the ethical dimensions of intervention
018F	To carry out an interview
018G	To facilitate a group
018H	To engage in social research
018J	To carry out group-work interventions
018K	To assess the needs and resources of a family
018L	To assess the needs and resources of social groups
018M	To make referrals
018N	To defend individual and collective rights
018P	To carry out psychosocial interventions with individuals or families
018Q	To function within a team
018R	To carry out community interventions
018S	To develop a service plan or action plan
018T	To participate in the development and coordination of services and resources
018U	To protect their personal well-being
018V	To carry out interventions in a socio-judicial context
018W	To carry out interventions with people in crisis
018X	To carry out interventions using a generalist approach

Number of hours alloted to specific training: 2010 hours

Admission Conditions and Prerequisites

To be admitted to the program, a person must meet the general requirements for admission set out in the College Education Regulations, as well as the following special conditions, where applicable:

• no requirements

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Social Service Worker

Social service workers accompany groups, families and individuals experiencing personal, family or social issues. They help people defend their individual and collective rights and help them come up with solutions. As part of their duties, they may host groups, perform evaluations, do research and elaborate intervention plans. It is an essential profession where work is done within a multidisciplinary team. It is suitable for empathetic, discreet, respectful and vigilant people who want to help others. A job as a social service worker also requires communication and analytical skills.