Humber College is a publicly-funded college located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1967 and offers a range of certificate, diploma, and degree programs in a variety of fields, including business, technology, health sciences, media, and more.

The college has a diverse student population, with over 33,000 full-time and part-time students enrolled each year, including international students from over 138 countries. Humber College has a strong focus on experiential learning, offering students opportunities for hands-on learning through co-op programs, internships, and work placements. The college has partnerships with over 500 employers, providing students with access to a range of job opportunities and real-world experience.

Humber College is known for its state-of-the-art facilities, including its Centre for Trades and Technology, which offers training in a variety of skilled trades, and its Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation, which provides students with access to cutting-edge technology and equipment. The college is also committed to sustainability, with a number of initiatives in place to reduce its environmental impact and promote sustainable practices.

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Humber’s Developmental Services Worker (DSW) – Accelerated diploma program teaches you skills to effectively promote the physical, mental and emotional health of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You will be taught by developmental services professionals who are active in the field, in classes with comparatively low student to teacher ratios. Our curriculum is designed with input from the developmental services field ensuring courses are current and relevant. Your studies begin by an introduction to the developmental services sector and an overview of the types of developmental disabilities and the range of available community support services for this population. Next, you will learn about positive behaviour supports and intervention techniques, person-centered planning, dual diagnosis, health and wellness, basic pharmacology, supporting people with autism and other complex needs, sign language and augmentative forms of communication, and effective responses to people who have experienced abuse. Finally, you will develop skills in building interpersonal relationships and problem solving. You will also build your expertise in our counselling labs which provide an ideal setting to develop competencies for working with individuals with limited verbal skills. Show less

Semester 2
DSW 111: Intervention Techniques 1
DSW 112: Introduction to Developmental Disabilities 1
DSW 113: Community Orientation
DSW 155: Independent Study 1
DSW 157: Health and Wellness 1
DSW 217: Autism and Other Complex Needs
DSW 218: Sign Language and Augmentative Communication
DSW 220: Basic Pharmacology 1
DSW 224: Interpersonal Relationships and Problem Solving
WRIT 100: College Reading and Writing Skills
Semester 3
DSW 152: Person-Centred Planning
DSW 154: Responding to Abuse
DSW 158: Introduction to Developmental Disabilities 2
DSW 159: Abnormal Psychology/Dual Diagnosis
DSW 211: Independent Study 2
DSW 221: Intervention Techniques 2
DSW 251: Health and Wellness 2
DSW 253: Basic Pharmacology 2
WRIT 200: Workplace Writing Skills
Semester 4
DSW 250: Field Experience and Seminar 2

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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