VICTIMOLOGY **Pending Government Funding Approval
This one-year graduate certificate program provides professionals with specialized knowledge and skills in Victimology and in the provision of victim services.
Students develop an understanding of victims’ rights, sudden and traumatic loss, victim populations, crime and its effects on victims in the criminal justice system. History and theories of victimization are explored, with an applied victim centered focus. A practicum experience in victim services provides students with the opportunity to collaborate with victim service agencies in the planning, delivery and evaluation of victim services and advocacy. Specific course emphasis is given to issues such as childhood physical and sexual abuse, intimate partner violence and sexual assault.
Graduates find employment in a variety of occupational fields providing services to victims of crime including social services, child protection, crisis response, the criminal justice system and in policy areas related to victimization.
This program requires an application process. Please fill out an application form.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Program Eligibility:
- A university degree in one of the following fields of study; social work, criminology, law, psychology, counselling, nursing, sociology or other related degree,
or
- A college diploma in social services, youth services, police foundations, early childhood education, community and justice services, or any other related area, or equivalent,
and
- 1 – 3 years relevant volunteer or paid experience or equivalent.
Police Records Check Documentation:
Successful completion of a field placement is a requirement for graduation from the Victimology program. Agencies that provide placement opportunities may require proof of a clear Police Records Check for Service with the Vulnerable Sector (PRCSVS). Your acceptance for placement is at the discretion of the agency. If you register in the program and do not have a clear PRCSVS and as a result are unable to participate in placement, you will not be able to graduate.
Field Placement Eligibility:
To be eligible for placement, you must submit proof of a PRCSVS, which will be retained on your department file and used only for purposes related to your placement. You will be required to disclose the contents of the PCRSVS, including all notations, to the placement agencies.
It is your responsibility to obtain the PRCSVS from your local Police Department prior to the deadline identified by your Department and to pay any associated costs. It may take a long time to obtain this documentation; please submit your application as early as possible. Should you require further information, please contact the Program Chair.
For more information, please contact Ruth Campbell, Program Coordinator, at 613-727-4723 ext. 6038 or campber1@algonquincollege.com
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