CLASSROOM & COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER (CCSW) selkirk.ca/ccsw Important Dates WINTER 2016 — January 4—Winter semester instruction begins — April 8 —Winter semester instruction ends — April 11-22 —Winter semester exams (consult your program for details) SPRING PRACTICUM 2016 — TBA FALL 2016 — September 6 — Get Connected (Campus Orientation Day) — September 7 — Fall Semester instruction begins — December 1 — Fall Semester instruction ends — December 12-21 Fall semester exams (consult your program for details) Careers The Certificate program prepares students to work with individuals across the lifespan in a variety of multi-disciplinary settings. Students become certified as educational assistants in schools or as support workers in residential, supported employment and recreational settings. Graduates of this program have a very high rate of employment following program completion. Students are prepared to continue their studies in diploma and degree programs. This certificate serves as a prerequisite for entry into the Human Services Diploma. Completion of the Human Services Diploma provides students with sufficient credit to enter third year of a Child and Youth Care, or a Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation, depending on the selection of elective courses. Application Information Download the Classroom and Community Support Worker Application Package at http://selkirk.ca/ program/ccsw/application-information STEPS TO APPLY — Please make sure you meet all admission requirements, including the general admission requirements. — International Students (students who are applying to Selkirk College from locations outside of Canada) should follow the application steps required by Selkirk International. 42 Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2016-17 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 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 160 - CLASSROOM SUPPORT STRATEGIES This course focuses on integration of children into inclusive school situations with an emphasis on guidance approaches, teaching strategies, curriculum adaptation and the interrelationship of assessment and curriculum. Child development principles provide the basis for program planning and implementation. The importance of cultural diversity and the role of the educational assistant are stressed. 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 This course is 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: from the perspective of the students’ lives and also the lives of individuals with disabilities. The course will emphasize the importance of lifestyle changes being self-directed and on understanding ways in which we can support change in others and ourselves. Topics include: stress management, diet and nutrition, aging, intimacy and relationships, immunity, safety, lifestyle, developing relationships and quality of life. 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. CCSW 179 — APPLICATION OF THEORY TO PRACTICE This course provides an overview of the role of the Special Education Assistant and of the Community Support Worker. Codes of ethics, standards of practice, relevant policies and their application to practice are discussed as well as the practice of working as part of a multidisciplinary team. Content focuses on integration of relevant theory from other CCSW courses into practice to enhance theoretical learning. Students will develop short- and long-term professional goals and objectives and develop a professional portfolio in preparation for employment or continuing education. CCSW 195 — PRACTICUM I This course provides students with an opportunity to work and observe in an educational or community living setting under the direction of college instructors and on-site staff. The focus of this practicum is to provide students with an opportunity to interact with children or adults with challenging conditions, to develop objective documentation skills and to observe the techniques and procedures used by on-site staff. This is a 17-day practicum beginning with two preparation days. A seminar, CCSW 179, will allow students time for integration of their work experience and peer support. selkirk.ca/programs