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Social Services Worker Professional
About the Program
Want a career built around helping people through some of their hardest moments? CDI College's Social Services Worker – Professional diploma prepares you over 59 weeks for community social services roles focused on youth, mental health, poverty, and addiction, with the option to specialize in recovery or youth work through your practicum.
What You'll Learn
- Psychology, diversity, and professional ethics in helping relationships
- Fundamentals of poverty, addiction, and mental health, plus working with families
- Case file management, report writing, and community resource networking
- Professional certifications including First Aid/CPR, ASIST suicide prevention, and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
Career Opportunities
Roles: You'll graduate ready for roles at family social service agencies, correctional facilities, group homes, community mental health agencies, and addiction rehabilitation centres.
Why it matters: Communities across BC depend on trained social services workers, and this diploma gives you a recognized credential plus the specialized certifications employers actually ask for.
The program is approved by the Registrar of the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU) of British Columbia.
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