Counselling and Therapy

Delivery Services

Emergency and Fire Services

Library Services

Religion

Shipping and Transit

Social Services

Surveying and Mapping

The sub sector for early childhood education and care

Early Childhood Education and Care

Careers in Information and Archive Services

Information and Archive Services

Government and Social Policy

Community & Support Services

Confirm with the certifying body that your intended program qualifies you for this certification.

To work as a social worker in BC, you may choose to become certified through the B.C. College of Social Workers (BCCSW). Eligibility is achieved through completion of an approved post-secondary program, criminal record checks, and successful writing of a licensure exam.

Social workers

Probation and parole officers

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To work as an educational counsellor in B.C., you may need a Certificate of Qualification in Teaching. Eligibility is achieved through meeting requisite education requirements, including a teacher education program.

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To work as career development practitioner or career counsellor in B.C., you may choose to earn the Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) designation. Eligibility is achieved through a combination of graduation from a recognized educational program and work experience.

Educational counsellors

Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education)

Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counselling, and that focuses on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. These programs include courses in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counselling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counselling.

Social work, general

Managers in social, community and correctional services

Social Work Master's Degrees

Social Work Bachelor's Degrees

Social workers help individuals, couples, families, groups, communities and organizations develop the skills and resources they need to enhance social functioning and provide counselling, therapy and referral to other supportive social services. Social workers also respond to other social needs and issues such as unemployment, racism and poverty. They are employed by hospitals, school boards, social service agencies, child welfare organizations, correctional facilities, community agencies, employee assistance programs and Aboriginal band councils, or they may work in private practice.

Probation officers monitor the conduct and behaviour of criminal offenders serving probation terms and serving sentences of two years less a day. They are employed by provincial governments. Parole officers monitor the reintegration of criminal offenders serving the remainder of sentences on conditional release and individuals that are subject to a long-term supervision order. They also assess inmates and develop rehabilitation programs for criminal offenders who are incarcerated in correctional facilities. They are employed by federal and provincial governments. Both probation and parole officers work in the community and in correctional facilities including young offender's correctional facilities.

Educational counsellors advise current and prospective students on educational issues, career planning and personal development, and coordinate the provision of counselling services to students, parents, teachers, faculty and staff. They are employed by school boards and post-secondary educational institutions.

Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) provide assistance and information to job seeker clients on all aspects of employment search and career planning. They also provide advice and information to employer clients regarding employment issues and human resources. They are employed by public or private employment agencies, rehabilitation centres, hospitals, human resource departments of establishments, consulting firms, correctional facilities and by federal and provincial governments. Supervisors of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) are included in this unit group.

Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers conduct research, produce reports and administer health care policies and programs. They are employed by government departments and agencies, consulting establishments, universities, research institutes, hospitals, community agencies, educational institutions, professional associations, non-governmental organizations and international organizations.

Associate of Arts Degrees

Completion of 60 credits 

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To work as a social worker in B.C., you may choose to become certified through the B.C. College of Social Workers (BCCSW). Eligibility is achieved through completion of an approved post-secondary program, criminal record checks, and successful writing of a licensure exam.

Social and community service workers

Human and Social Service Diplomas

The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) gives you the training to advocate for social justice and help people from diverse age groups and populations resolve problems in their everyday lives for better quality of life. In your third-and-fourth years, you’ll take two supervised practicums that’ll prepare you for your social work career after graduation. Once you graduate, you’ll be prepared to take on roles in health-care programs, non-profit community organizations, child welfare agencies and more to work with community groups, families, children and individuals. Students completing their BSW at Douglas College can apply for registration to become Registered Social Workers as soon as they have finished their education.

Social Work: Bachelor's Degree (BSW)

The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) emphasizes the knowledge and skills relevant to both Indigenous and mainstream individuals, families and communities. You will increase knowledge and skills based on an Indigenous perspective and contemporary social work practice. Through classroom experience and critical analysis, you are encouraged to design an ethical social work framework valuing diversity, equality, respect and the dignity and worth of all persons. Graduates of the program will have greater knowledge, skills and abilities to practice social work with diverse populations. The BSW program is fully accredited by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education.

NVIT offers community-based delivery. Learn more [here](https://www.nvit.ca/community-education/).

The Bachelor's Degree in Social Work teaches the skills you need for a career as a generalist social work practitioner in various fields of practice, such as child welfare, mental health, addictions, women’s services, family justice, corrections, health and Indigenous people. The Bachelor of Social Work program has an orientation toward social justice, respect for diversity and social change. It is a nationally accredited degree and is fully accredited by the Canadian Association for Social Work Education.

Click [here](https://www.tru.ca/truworld/future-students/programs.html) for more information about the international intake for this program.

The Bachelor's Degree in Social Work assists you in acquiring competencies in social service delivery in the context of decolonization and social justice. This includes pedagogical and practice frameworks aimed at addressing issues of power and discrimination. You'll gain the necessary skills, knowledge, ethics, and values to work in the different areas of social work intervention: direct practice , group work, and social community development. You'll complete a practicum in community based placements to apply your knowledge. Upon graduatuon, you'll be prepared to practice in diverse settings including child protection, health and mental health, community development, and educational settings.

Social Work: Bachelor's Degree (BSW) - UBCV

The Bachelor of Social Work Degree is designed to prepare you for beginning-level generalized social work practice with individuals, families, groups and communities. The program's orientation places emphasis on Social Work in northern and remote areas, Indigenous peoples, women and the human services, and community practice and research. Analyses of class, gender and race relations are considered central to the Social Work program. Upon graduation, you'll be equipped with the intellectual, analytical, practical and professional skills needed to advocate for justice and equality and to promote beneficial change.

The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree prepares you to critically examine obstacles individuals face  — oppression, discrimination, or trauma —  and to help people reach their full potential. Rooted in principles of social justice, equality, empowerment, and respect for diversity and inclusion, the program equips you for practice in a wide range of workplace settings.  Upon graduation you can apply to register with the British Columbia College of Social Workers (RSW) or opt to pursue further studies and complete a Master of Social Work.`

The Bachelor of Social Work Degree will allow you to make a difference in your community. This program nurtures accountable and critically engaged social work education, research and practice in the advancement of decolonization, anti-racism, Indigenous resurgence, feminism, 2SLGBTQ+ liberation struggles, disability justice and other social justice struggles.

The Bachelor of Social Work degree's purpose is to provide you education in generalist anti-oppressive social work practice. Throughout the program you will learn to demonstrate effective social work communication skills and professional ethical standards within an empowerment approach at the individual, group, and community level. In addition to a generalist social work practice degree, the Bachelor of Social Work program at VIU offers a specialization in child welfare.

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Social Work Bachelor's Degrees

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