Diploma in Community and Justice Services

Overview Prepare to work towards social justice in our communities. The two-year Community and Justice Services Ontario College Diploma program emphasizes alternatives to policing and prisons and teaches students skills to work with people and communities to address issues such as criminalization, poverty, affordable housing scarcity, food insecurity and immigration. Through theory and practical experiences, the program teaches you to work with people and communities in ways that respect their inherent dignity and humanity. Learn to understand the historical, political and economic forces that create these social justice issues. In this program, you develop skills such as critical analysis, advocacy community organizing, group facilitation, conflict mediation, and individual support work with adults, youth and children. You learn the importance of addressing issues not just on an individual level, but also at a community-based level. Woven throughout the program is a commitment to human rights, social justice, and alternatives to policing and prisons. Study topics include: Indigenous Studies anti-racism/anti-oppression gender and sexuality studies disability justice trauma-informed practices addictions and harm reduction mental health community building practices As a student, you participate in a field placement experience in the community and justice field. In this placement, you identify, practise and integrate skills and theory that you have learned in the program. Please note that all deliveries of this program require a mandatory, in-person, unpaid placement and is not eligible for PLAR.