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Developmental Services Worker 1207<br />
LENGTH INTAKE CREDENTIAL LOCATION<br />
2 years/4 semesters Fall Ontario College Diploma Ashtonbee<br />
With training from this program — which reflects best field practices, provides relevant knowledge<br />
and addresses current issues — you will be prepared for various roles within the field. Your strong<br />
foundation in understanding intellectual disabilities will result from a curriculum guided by years<br />
of field study and work, and by personal relationships with people with intellectual disabilities.<br />
Through in-class, hands-on practice (projects, seminars, community observations, Internet searches,<br />
teamwork and electronic communication) and two field placements, the program will cover a wide<br />
range of topics. Among them will be: life experiences of those with intellectual disabilities, the<br />
nature of intellectual disabilities, effecting positive change, and personal support requirements and<br />
techniques.<br />
Note: This program is taught using a combination of modalities. Courses may be taught face-to-face, online or in blended/hybrid<br />
combination of both online and traditional classroom teaching.<br />
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS<br />
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)<br />
or equivalent, or mature student status<br />
(19 years or older)<br />
• English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent<br />
(minimum grade required) or take the<br />
Centennial College English Skills Assessment<br />
for Admission<br />
• English language proficiency<br />
Note: Additional requirements will apply prior to field<br />
placement. Visit the program page on our website for details.<br />
centennialcollege.ca/1207<br />
communitystudies@centennialcollege.ca<br />
416-289-5303<br />
CAREER OUTLOOK<br />
Educational assistant / Support worker / Job coach<br />
COMMUNITY AND<br />
HEALTH STUDIES<br />
LAURA ARNDT, CENTENNIAL ALUMNUS<br />
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WORKER<br />
“I had professors who were really invested in me, with a<br />
great understanding when it came to the work I was doing<br />
and very strong values and approaches to the way I did<br />
my work.”<br />
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Community and Child Services<br />
centennialcollege.ca/our-programs
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