Do you want to make a difference in your community? Our program takes decolonial, anti-racist and social-justice approaches to working with communities, families and individuals.

Quick facts:

Program options:

• Bachelor degree

Study options:

• Full-time study, Part-time study

Program delivery:

• On-campus, Distance/Off-campus

Dynamic learning:

• Practicum required

Areas of focus:

• Child welfare
• Indigenous
• Indigenous child welfare

Careers:

• Abuse or crisis counsellor
• Addictions counsellor
• Adoptions worker
• Agency administration
• Child and youth worker
• Child protection worker
• Clinical social worker
• Corrections or probation officer
• Employment counsellor
• Family support worker
• Health care social worker
• Intake worker
• Mental health worker
• Outreach worker
• Policy analyst or advisor
• School-based counsellor

Sample courses:

• Understanding Oppression - SOCW 311
• Social Work, Social Justice and the Law - SOCW 451
• Working With Trauma - SOCW 433
• Addictions in Society: Theory, Practice and Policy - SOCW 471
• Child Welfare Practice - SOCW 475