DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
STUDY FORMAT
Blended, On-Campus
Key Summary
Scholarships
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Introduction
Embark on a rewarding career helping individuals with disabilities
100% graduate satisfaction. Small class sizes. Caring, knowledgeable faculty. Lots of hands-on learning. Active community partners/employers.
Students develop the knowledge and skills required to support people with developmental disabilities across the lifespan. Utilizing person-directed planning, students advocate for self-determination in individuals with developmental disabilities and facilitate the development of natural supports and opportunities for full community participation.
Areas of study include intellectual, physical, and mental disabilities, spectrum disorders, support options, health and well-being, social relationships, active lifestyles, community building, stages of human development, augmentative communication, pharmacology and medication administration, teaching and intervention strategies, support planning for individuals and their family, counseling, and professional development. Students consolidate this learning in fourteen weeks of supervised field placements.
Benefits of studying part-time
- Register on a course-by-course basis, paying as you go!
- MORE choices. We are always adding more flexible delivery programs and courses.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Curriculum
Semester 1
Program Courses
- DEVS 1009 Augmentative Communication
- DEVS 1010 Teaching Strategies
- DEVS 1011 Person Directed Planning
- DEVS 1019 Introduction to Developmental Services
- DEVS 1020 Community Building and Active Living
- HUMN 1016 Human Lifespan Development
Communications Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration.
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Semester 2
Program Courses
- DEVS 1012 Body Systems and Disorders
- DEVS 1013 Social Relationships
- DEVS 1021 Developmental Disabilities
- DEVS 2001 Intervention Strategies
- DEVS 2016 Dual Diagnosis
- HLTH 2000 Health Skills
Communications Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration.
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Semester 3
Program Courses
- DEVS 2015 Supportive Counselling
- DEVS 2019 Behavioral and Family Supports
- DEVS 2027 Professional Practice and Field Preparation
- DEVS 20 Developmental Services: Issues and Trends
- DEVS 2029 Gerontology in Developmental Services
- DEVS 2032 Spectrum Disorders
- HLTH 2005 Pharmacology and Medication Administration
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Semester 4
Field Placements
- DEVS 2030 Field Placement A
- DEVS 2031 Field Placement B
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Your Developmental Services Worker diploma gives you many career opportunities
Diverse opportunities within the field of developmental services are available in educational, community living, and day services organizations. Job titles include community support worker, educational assistant, community living counsellor, vocational coach, senior’s program counsellor, developmental services advocate, supported independent living counsellor, home care provider, life skills instructor, specialized care provider, employment instructor, family support worker, recreation inclusion counsellor and developmental support professional.