Diploma in Developmental Services Worker (Intensive)

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• Objectives
  This diploma program prepares students to work in public and private settings supporting persons of all ages who may have physical, cognitive and/or developmental disabilities. Candidates should be mature, flexible, accepting, resourceful, creative, self-motivated, good decision makers, and effective team members. Successful applicants are given credit for both course work and field placement based on their past academic and field experience. Students participate in course work and field placement drawn from all levels of the regular two-year program. The DSW one-year intensive program is composed of three semesters delivered over a 12-month period, beginning in September and finishing at the end of the following August.
• Entry requirements
  You would be an excellent fit for the Developmental Services Worker program if you: * Are passionate about supporting individuals with developmental disabilities; * Desire to work in challenging environments; * Are a self-starter; * Possess a sense of humour; and * Enjoy working as a member of a team.
• Academic title
  Diploma in Developmental Services Worker (Intensive)
• Course description
  
  Level 1
  
  FAM1137 Paraprofessionals in Education
  
  FAM1153 Developmental Disabilities
  
  FAM1155 Augmentative Communication
  
  FAM1164 Persons Requiring Extensive/Pervasive Support
  
  FAM1177 Employment and Developmental Disabilities
  
  FAM1193 Health and Well-Being I
  
  FAM1906 Aging and Persons with Developmental Disabilities
  
  FAM1907 Family Field Placement
  
  FAM1910 Advanced Principles of Learning and Behaviour
  
  Level 2
  
  FAM1110 Person-Centred Planning
  
  FAM1166 Pharmacology
  
  FAM1182 Sexuality, Relationships and Persons with Disabilities
  
  FAM1190 Ethical Issues and Persons with Developmental Disabilities
  
  FAM1194 Health and Well-Being II
  
  FAM1905 Mental Health and Persons with Developmental Disabilities
  
  FAM1909 Applied Programming Procedures
  
  FAM1911 Residential Health Clinical Skills
  
  Level 3
  
  ENL1754 Communication Skills for the Helping Professions
  
  FAM1912 Seminar II - Current Topics in the Field of Development Services
  
  FAM1913 Community Field Placement – Intensive
  
  FAM1914 Residential Health Field Placement - Intensive
  

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