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Developmental Service Worker Field Placement

DSWP218
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Centennial College
Centennial College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
JW
Jennifer Woodill
Chair, Community Services
3
Timeline
  • September 14, 2020
    Experience start
  • November 7, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 12, 2020
    Experience end
General
  • Diploma; 2nd year
  • 32 learners; teams of 5
  • 224 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
  • 6 projects wanted
  • Anywhere
  • Academic experience
  • Any
  • Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society
Categories
Social sciences
Skills
counseling interpersonal skills advocacy communication
Project timeline
  • September 14, 2020
    Experience start
  • November 7, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 12, 2020
    Experience end
Overview
Learner goals and capabilities

Second-year Developmental Service Worker students are ready to virtually support individuals with a Developmental or Intellectual disability. Our students use the theory of Social Role Valorization to frame and understand the role of supporter. Listening; experiencing the rhythm of a person's day; determining a person's life experiences and the limits society has imposed upon their opportunities; understanding a person's relationships; listening to friends, family, and allies of a person; attending to a person's gifts, talents and interests; and noticing a person's reactions to everyday interactions are all ways that students can come to know and understand the person or people they support at their field placement. Students will take direction from the person he/she supports, to establish or enhance valued social role in their life. Please note that all of our students will have their Vulnerable Sector Screening completed.

This is unpaid, for-credit work experience.

Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables will be that students can provide support and connection to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.

Project Examples

Students, individually or in teams of up to 5, can work to support and connect to individuals with a Development or Intellectual disability. Although students are capable of providing research, more direct working with clients in preferred.

Project examples include but are not limited to:

  • Virtually facilitate a support group for people with Intellectual or Developmental disabilities
  • Be a 'friendly visitor' to social isolated individuals such as seniors or individuals with developmental disabilities

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Unpaid, for-credit experience.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.