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LENGTH OF STUDY:
Flexible

ACCREDITATION:
Associate Certificate

CAMPUS:
Castlegar Campus

An exciting professional development opportunity for
experienced support workers!

FLEXIBLE LEARNING

The Community Support Worker (CSW) Associate
certificate is an option available only to experienced,
employed learners. Eligible students take six
Education Assistant and Community Support Worker
(EACSW) courses to receive their CSW Associate
certificate and they then have the opportunity to
ladder into the EACSW regular certificate program if
they choose to continue their education.

FURTHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

CSW Associate certificate can lead to entrance

into the EACSW program. After completing the
EACSW requirements, graduates can then continue
towards a second year in the Human Services
diploma, laddering into University degree programs
in Child and Youth Care, Social Work or Community
Rehabilitation.

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the general admission
requirements to Selkirk College, the applicant
must meet the following Human Service Programs’
requirements to be considered fully-qualified:

— Be currently employed as a support worker with a
local community living agency; and

— Have a minimum of three years full-time work
experience or equivalent in the field; and

— English Studies 12, or equivalent, with a grade of
"C” or higher or a minimum LPI score of level 4.

Program Courses

CCSW 155 - FOUNDATIONS OF PRACTICE

This course introduces students to the theory and
philosophical perspectives necessary for working
with individuals who are challenged by a disabling
condition. Values regarding service delivery are
explored through an historical review of the disability
movement and an examination of new initiatives

and trends. This course also explores the impact of
specific challenging conditions on the individual, the

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Course Name

CCSW 155 Foundations of Practice

CCSW 156 Support Strategies

CCSW 161 Person-Centered Planning
CCSW 165 Health and Wellness

FAM 180 Family Dynamics

CCSW 170 Augmentative Communication
HSER 174 Interpersonal Communications

family and the service providers’ practice. Through
personal reflection and research, the roots of person
centred support will be explored and students

will develop their own personal and professional
philosophy of support work.

CCSW 156 - SUPPORT STRATEGIES

This course focuses on support strategies used

with individuals who have disabilities. The analysis
and understanding of behaviour as a means of
communication is explored. Strategies are learned
and practised in context to support individuals with
the development of pro-social skills, life, vocational,
and academic skills. An awareness of issues related
to healthy sexuality and the ethics of touch are
explored. Emphasis is placed on the ethics of support
work and effective implementation of strategies

to support individuals with disabilities to be as
independent as possible.

CCSW 161 - PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING

This course focuses on the need for planning,
advantages and disadvantages of planning and the
key elements of the planning process. The course
examines how to identify and obtain information
relevant to planning, formulation of long and
short-term objectives, prioritization of objectives,
and translation of objectives into action. Emphasis is
placed on viewing planning as a dynamic process and
analysis of human interaction as part of the planning
process. Models for structuring positive interaction of
all planning team members are reviewed.

CCSW 165 - HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Designed to introduce the essential concepts of
health and wellness with emphasis on six dimensions
of wellness including: emotional, intellectual,
spiritual, occupational, social and physical.

Students will examine health and wellness from

two perspectives. The importance of professional
accountability and authenticity in supporting the
wellness of others will be emphasized.

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FAM 180 - FAMILY DYNAMICS

Designed to provide students with a variety of
theoretical perspectives to understanding families. It
considers the diversity of families through the lenses
of the life course perspective and political policies.
The course is intended to be a foundation for further
study of families. *The fall semester of FAM 180 is

in the classroom, the winter semester offering is via
distance learning.

Prerequisites: Must be done concurrently with or after
completing English 110.

CCSW 170 - AUGMENTATIVE
COMMUNICATION

This course explores alternative forms of
communication for people with little or no speech.
Non-speech communication programming is
examined through review of normal and disordered
language and the strengths and weaknesses of
various augmentative communication systems.
Communication systems studied include sign
language and other manual systems, pictogram/
ideogram communication and electronic systems.

HSER 174 - INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATIONS

Provides the student with an opportunity to examine
personal goals, values and attitudes; develop and
practice listening and responding skills, and become
more aware of personal strengths and limitations.
This course is designed to help students gain
self-understanding in order to be more effective in
working with people.

Contact

UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCES ADMISSIONS
Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 21233

Direct: 250.365.1233

Email: admissions@selkirk.ca

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