Liberal Arts & Sciences
Assaulted Women's and Children's Counsellor/Advocate Diploma - Part Time
This program is unique in Canada.
This three-year part-time program provides students with a feminist analysis of the political and counselling issues related to violence
against women and children. Students learn to be agents for change in community education, political action and law reform by providing counselling
and advocacy to women and children who have experienced or are experiencing violence. A major portion of the program is the fieldwork component.
Students are eligible to do part of their fieldwork in international placements in Jamaica, Cuba and some other countries.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates work in a variety of settings, including transition and interval houses, rape crisis centres, women’s
health centres, community centres and victim/witness programs.
Future Study Options:
Graduates are eligible to apply for advanced standing at York University in Toronto, and at Hilbert College, a university
in Hamburg, New York. Graduates may apply to complete a second diploma in a related George Brown College program in a reduced time frame
(e.g. the Social Service Worker or the Community Worker programs).
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or mature student status.
- Applicants are required to complete a questionnaire. Selected candidates will be invited to attend an interview.
- Mature students are required to take an English pre-admission test
- 80 hours of paid or volunteer work experience in women’s services is preferred
- Mature students with personal or volunteer or employment experience in women’s services are given preference for admission into
this program
Please call 416-415-5000 x3690 to obtain a questionnaire and course details.
Note: Some of our student placement partners require students in this program to have a police reference check completed before their field
placement. These reference checks, which can take several weeks, are done to protect the clientele of these agencies, who are considered “vulnerable
persons” under the law. The fees for the reference checks vary and must be paid by the student. Students are responsible for ensuring
that the check covers appropriateness for “individuals being employed and/or volunteering who will be working with vulnerable person(s).” Students
who are unable to provide a clear police reference check may find that their choice of placements is limited.
Diploma completion:
Students attend classes every Monday from noon – 8:30 pm at St. James Campus and take 4 courses each semester.
Classes start in September and finish in June. This program takes approximately 3 and a half years to complete. Students are required to
complete the program within five years.
Compulsory Courses:
Year 1
September
WOMN1042 Introduction to Feminism 42 HRS
WOMN1038 Integrated
Seminar A 14 HRS
COMM1008 College English 42 HRS
January
PSY1055 Child and Youth Development 28 HRS
WOMN1043 Integrative seminar B 14
HRS
COUN1017 Working with Abused Women and their Children A 42 HRS
CULT1055 Cross Cultural Communications 28
HRS
April
WOMN 1045 Integrative seminar C 9 HRS
WOMN 1040 Gender race and Class 27 HRS
PSY 1076 Child Witness to Violence 28 HRS
Year 2:
September
WOMN 1041 Introduction to Feminist Counselling 42 HRS
COUN 1018 Group Process A 42
HRS
WOMN 1039 Integrative Seminar D 14 HRS
WOMN 1044 Fieldwork Seminar A 14 hrs.
January
PSY 1004 Psych of Women 42 HRS
WOMN 2036 Integrative seminar E 14 HRS
COUN 1019 Working with Abused Women B 28 HRS
WOMN 2035 Fieldwork Seminar B 28 hrs.
April
COUN 2018 Working with child and Youth surviving Violence 27 HRS
COMM 1017 Professional Communications 42
HRS
Year 3:
September
WOMN 2009 Feminist Community Development and Political Action A 28 HRS
COUN 2019 Group Process B 28 HRS
COUN 2022 Working with Women Surviving Sexual Violence A 42 HRS
WOMN 2038 Integrative Seminar F
January
WOMN 2011 Feminist Community Development & Political Action B 28 HRS
COUN 2024 Group Process C 28 HRS
WOMN 2040 Fieldwork Seminar C 14 HRS
COUN 2025 Working with Women Surviving Sexual Violence B 42 HRS
Field Placements:
WOMN 1017 Field placement A 400 hours
WOMN 2019 Field Placement B 400 hours
Electives and Computer Skills
COMP1092 Computer Skills and Applications
General Education Courses: (choose 2 from different categories) , from the Science area, GSCI course code, the Arts and Humanities GHUM,
or Social Sciences GSSC.
Please note that electives and field placements must be completed on the student’s own time outside of the Monday 12 to 8:30 delivery
time. Electives and Computer Skills can be found in the continuing education calendar.
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