Participants will have the opportunity to identify and
examine their personal beliefs and values about the
aging process throughout the course.

Pre-requisites: Certificate/Diploma in any Health or
Human Service Discipline is preferred.

HSER 254 - CORE CONCEPTS
IN HUMAN SERVICES

This course introduces students to the concepts

of theory and practice in Human Services and

the interrelationship between the two. A number

of theoretical perspectives on change, such as
developmental, feminist and multicultural, are
explored both from a Social Work and Child and Youth
Care practice perspective. Each approach offers a
basis for understanding the change process and
supporting behavioural change. These approaches
offer the basis for developing a beginning of an
integrated knowledge base for approaching practice.

Pre-requisites: HS Certificate or Instructor’s permission.

HSER 255 - PROFESSIONAL FOUNDATIONS
FOR HUMAN SERVICES

The foundations of human services professional
practices are explored through an examination of

the issues surrounding professional identity, ethical
practice, and the interdisciplinary team approach. The
skills required for communicating as a professional
and as a team member, both oral and written, are
developed throughout the course.

Pre-requisites: HS Certificate or Instructor's permission.

HSER 257 - MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES:
PRACTICAL RESPONSES

Practical Responses to Mental Health and Addictions
Problems, provides instruction in a variety of
rehabilitative and treatment modalities used in work
with marginalized populations. Attitudes toward
mental health and substance use problems and how
they impact helper effectiveness are explored in a
supportive milieu. Evidence-based practices such

as Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Harm Reduction
are used as frameworks for the development of
skills and knowledge. Students are introduced to
strategies for overcoming stigma and supporting
client empowerment in a variety of community and
facility settings.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent

HSER 258 - FUNDAMENTALS OF CHANGE |

This course is designed to assist the student to
develop self-awareness as a helper and to develop
both an understanding and a beginning level

of skill. Students are required to participate in
exercises, role plays, simulations and video taping
in interviews and counselling in order to accomplish
the course objectives.

Pre-requisites: HS Certificate or Instructor's permission.

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HUMAN SERVICES DIPLOMA
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Social Services Work

A range of electives are available to diploma students including the ones listed below. Consult your

faculty advisor to develop your course schedule.

Unless entering with SSW Certificate, Engl 111 is a requirement.

SEMESTER 4

Course Name

HSER 254 Core Concepts in Human Services

HSER 258 Fundamentals of Change I

PSYC 240 Child Development

ELECTIVE 005 HSER Elective or other UAS Elective

ELECTIVE 005 HSER Elective or other UAS Elective
ELECTIVES

Course Name

HSER 276 Issues in Youth

GERO 200 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
SEMESTER 5

Course Name

HSER 255 Professional Foundations for Human Services

HSER 281 Directed Studies - Methods

PSYC 241 Adult Development

HSER 259 Fundamentals of Change 2

ELECTIVE 005 HSER Elective or other UAS Elective

ELECTIVE 005 HSER Elective or other UAS Elective
ELECTIVES

Course Name

HSER 257 Mental Health Issues: Practical Responses

HSER 267 Supervision in Human Service Agencies

FNST 287 First Nations Practice Studies
SEMESTER 6

Course Name

HSER 280 Advanced Human Service Practicum

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