College Diploma – Social Service Worker (SSW)
Social Service Worker diploma course will gain the required knowledge and skills for the human service field and be challenged to examine your own values.
Course details
In this two-year diploma program, you will gain the required knowledge and skills for the human service field and be challenged to examine your own values and beliefs to make a meaningful contribution to the profession. Your studies will include a range of topics in styles of lecture and tutorial-based, utilizing assigned texts which stress interpersonal skills, group dynamics, interviewing, counselling, relationship-building, community development and social policy. By combining your theoretical knowledge and field placement experiences you will also take part in a variety of classroom, seminar and experiential modalities. Upon graduation you will possess a comprehensive set of human service skills which are transferable to a wide range of settings and employment options.
Selected University Details
- Programs for youth, women and persons of disabilities
- Housing
- Community development
- Rehabilitation
- Mental health
This program holds Professional Level accreditation with the Australian Computer Society (ACS).
- Minimum Level of Education Required: Grade 12 / High School
- Min GPA: 55.0%
- Min IELTS overall: 6.5 (Min Reading: 6.0, Min Writing: 6.0, Min Listening: 6.0, Min Speaking: 6.0)
- Grade 12 English