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Aboriginal focus for college

A mother and daughter have teamed up to teach an Okanagan College program focused on aboriginal support.

The new Aboriginal Community Support Worker program will be taught at the Salmon Arm campus beginning in late November.

Tina-Marie Christian and her daughter Holly Dalgleish, both of the Okanagan (Sylix) Nation, are part of a team collaborating on the new certificate program. Also involved are members of the Splatsin First Nation from Enderby.

The full-time program will see students immerse themselves in a five-month course that includes 375 hours of course work and a 70-hour practicum component that focuses on indigenous help.

“The courses in this program will provide students with a holistic approach to Aboriginal community support, helping to prepare them for entry-level positions in a variety of fields,” said Dalgleish, who holds a master's degree in clinical social work. “It is designed to become part of the pathway to further studies such as the human service work diploma, or a degree in social work while providing a foundation for community service work.”

Students will finish the program with a practicum at a local community-based organization that works with aboriginal individuals and families.



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