Human Services Diploma

selkirk.ca/program/human-services-diploma

LENGTH OF STUDY:

Course of Studies One year
A range of electives are available to diploma students including the ones listed below. Consult your
faculty advisor to develop your course schedule. ACCREDITATION:
. Diploma
Child & Youth Care
CAMPUS:
SEMESTER 4
: Castlegar Campus
Course Name Credit
HSER 254 Core Concepts in Human Services On Campus 3
HSER 258 Fundamentals of Change I On Campus 3
: : Program Summary
HSER 276 Issues in Youth Online 3
PSYC 101 Introductory Psychology II On Campus 3 Our programs help you develop the knowledge and
: skills required to launch your career working with
PSYC 240 Child Development On Campus 3 adults, children, youth and/or families.
ELECTIVE 005 HSER Elective or other UAS Elective On Campus 3

These programs provide the second year of training
Total 18 in a specific human services field, and prepare
students for work in a variety of multi-disciplinary
SEMESTER 5 settings. The demographic that you will work with
Course Name Credit depends on the diploma stream that you choose:

HSER 255 Professional Foundations for Human Services On Campus 3 — Child & Youth Care (CYC)
HSER 259 Fundamentals of Change 2 On Campus 3 — Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)
HSER 264 Introduction to Professional Child and Youth Care On Campus 3 — Social Service Work (SSW)
ENGL 111 Introduction to Literature On Campus 3 Practicum Experience in community agencies
PSYC 241 Adult Development On Campus 3 develops your working knowledge of .
partnerships, hands-on training in the dynamics
ELECTIVE 005 HSER Elective or other UAS Elective On Campus 3 of interpersonal relationships and employment
Total 18 opportunities within your client group.
ELECTIVES

Course = Name Creait Admission Requirements
HSER 257 Mental Health Issues: Practical Responses Online 3
HSER 267 5 ision in H Service A ; onc 3 In addition to meeting the general entrance

CIENTS TIO LCL SENS CAE SUIBISS eS requirements for admission to Selkirk College, an
FNST 287 First Nations Practice Studies On Campus 3 applicant must meet the following Human Service

Total 9 Diploma entrance requirements
— AHuman Services certificate such as Social
SEMESTER 6 Service Worker with an overall GPA of "B", or
Course Name Credit School Chair approval.
HSER 270 Practicum in a Child and Youth Care Setting On Campus 5 — Applicants whose credential was earned more
Total 5 than five years ago are required to meet School

Chair approval based on evidence of related work
in Human Services or Continuing Education

— Arésumé and two letters of reference from
people who can attest to your suitability to
the human services field. Students who have
graduated from a Selkirk Human Services
Certificate program in the past two years are
exempted from this requirement

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