MHAW119 – Community Development and Outreach

COURSE INFORMATION:

Admission Requirements
  • Grade 12 or OSSD Equivalent
  • Mature Student with Wonderlic SLE min. cut score minimum 14 on test
  • Bring your own device (BYOD): As a student in this on-campus program, you will require a mobile computing device that meets specifications outline by your program

Delivery Mode: Online
Textbook: Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions, 10th Edition Nelson Publishing 2019

Course Fees: $485.00 (with eTextbook)
Other Compulsory Fees: Inclusive
Additional Cost: Textbook $175.00 (Hard Copy)
Course Hours: 45 Hours
Course Intake: Every Monday
Department: PT – Continuing Education
Registration: Nativetc.com



COURSE OVERVIEW

In this subject, students will explore the issues facing Canadian social work, human services, and community health professionals towards influencing community change.  Students will learn to identify the issues related to change and discover how they can become effective agents of promoting community change; and how local actions bringing clients, families, and other community members into an active role in building a healthier community for themselves, their families, and their neighbours.


TRAINING LOCATIONS

North Bay Campus or Online – www.nativetc.com


Knowledge Competencies

Community Development Competency
Working together to identify community needs and resources, and to plan and support or guide collective action.

Outreach Competency
Designing and delivering substance use, mental health, and concurrent disorders services in the community to a broad range of clients, including those who might otherwise not seek or have access to those services. This competency is closely linked to Community Development.