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} .style2 { color: #000000; } .style3 { font-size: small; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="quickLinks"> <a class="slider_menu" href="#" rel="0">CDS Worker</a> <a class="slider_menu" href="#" rel="1">CDS Practitioner</a> <a class="slider_menu" href="#" rel="2">Team Leader</a> <a class="slider_menu" href="#" rel="3">Coordinator</a> <a class="slider_menu" href="#" rel="4">Specialist/Consultant</a> <a class="slider_menu" href="#" rel="5">Director</a> </div> <br /> <div id="one" class="contentslider"> <div class="cs_wrapper"> <div class="cs_slider"> <div class="cs_article" id="worker"> <h2>CDS Worker</h2> <img src="images/article01.jpg" alt="" /> <p><br/><b>Qualifications</b><br/> High School diploma, augmented with 6 month work experience &amp; in-service training; preferred Foundations training, accredited certificate or program.</p> <p><b>Training/Education Options</b><br/> &bull; Foundations in Community Disability Studies Certificate - Alberta Council of Disability Services ( <a href="http://www.acdsonline.ca/" target="_blank">ACDS</a> )<br/> &bull; Accredited Community Support Worker Program ( <a href="http://www.excelacademy.ca/sections/programmes/csw/message.htm" target="_blank">Excel Academy</a> )<br/> </p> <p><b>Employment Experience</b><br/> less than 6 months<br/>(equivalent full-time hours)</p> </div><!-- End cs_article --> <div class="cs_article" id="practitioner"> <h2>CDS Practitioner</h2> <img src="images/article02.jpg" alt="" /> <p><br/><b>Qualifications</b><br/> Accredited Certificate; or Foundations training and directly related learning gained through experience.</p> <p><b>Training/Education Options</b><br/> &bull; Foundations in Community Disability Studies Certificate ( <a href="http://www.acdsonline.ca/" target="_blank">ACDS</a> ) **plus directly related learning gained through experience<br/> &bull; Accredited Community Support Worker Program ( <a href="http://www.excelacademy.ca/sections/programmes/csw/message.htm" target="_blank">Excel Academy</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability &amp; Community Rehabilitation (DCR) Certificated ( <a href="http://www.lethbridgecollege.ca/program/disability-community-rehabilitation" target="_blank">Lethbridge College</a> )<br/> &bull; Human Services Professional Certificate ( <a href="http://www.columbia.ab.ca/programs/professional/human-services-professional-department/" target="_blank">Columbia College</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability Studies Certificate ( <a href="http://www.portagecollege.ca/Programs/Disability_Studies.htm" target="_blank">Portage College</a> )<br/> &bull; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Certificate ( <a href="http://www.lethbridgecollege.ca/program/disability-community-rehabilitation" target="_blank">Lethbridge College</a> )<br/> </p> <p><b>Employment Experience</b><br/> 6 months to 2 Years<br/>(equivalent full-time hours)</p> </div><!-- End cs_article --> <div class="cs_article" id="teamleader"> <h2>Team Leader</h2> <img src="images/article03.jpg" alt="" /> <p><br/><b>Qualifications</b><br/> Accredited diploma with progressive leadership experience.</p> <p><b>Training/Education Options</b><br/> &bull; Human Services Professional Diploma ( <a href="http://www.columbia.ab.ca/programs/professional/human-services-professional-department/" target="_blank">Columbia College</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability Studies Diploma ( <a href="http://www.portagecollege.ca/Programs/Disability_Studies.htm" target="_blank">Portage College</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability Studies Diploma ( <a href="http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/HealthCommunityStudies/Programs/DisabilityStudiesDiploma/index.htm" target="_blank">Mount Royal University</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability &amp; Community Rehabilitation (DCR) Diploma ( <a href="http://www.lethbridgecollege.ca/program/disability-community-rehabilitation" target="_blank">Lethbridge College</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability Studies: Leadership &amp; Community Diploma ( <a href="http://www.macewan.ca/web/hcs/rehab/home/index.cfm" target="_blank">Grant MacEwan University</a> )<br/> </p> <p><b>Employment Experience</b><br/> 2 to 5 Years<br/>(equivalent full-time hours)</p> </div><!-- End cs_article --> <div class="cs_article" id="coordinator"> <h2>Coordinator</h2> <img src="images/article04.jpg" alt="" /> <p><br/><b>Qualifications</b><br/> Accredited degree or diploma augmented by management or leadership training &amp; progressive leadership experience.</p> <p><b>Training/Education Options</b><br/> &bull; Disability studies diploma ( <a href="http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/HealthCommunityStudies/Programs/DisabilityStudiesDiploma/index.htm" target="_blank">Mount Royal University</a> )<br/> &bull; Human Services Professional Diploma ( <a href="http://www.columbia.ab.ca/programs/professional/human-services-professional-department/" target="_blank">Columbia College</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability Studies Diploma ( <a href="http://www.portagecollege.ca/Programs/Disability_Studies.htm" target="_blank">Portage College</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability Studies Leadership &amp; Community Diploma ( <a href="http://www.macewan.ca/web/hcs/rehab/home/index.cfm" target="_blank">Grant MacEwan University</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability &amp; Community Rehabilityation (DCR) Diploma ( <a href="http://www.lethbridgecollege.ca/program/disability-community-rehabilitation" target="_blank">Lethbridge College</a> )<br/> &bull; Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation (BCR) Degree ( <a href="http://www.crds.org/" target="_blank">University of Calgary</a> )<br/> &bull; Business Management of Leadership certificate programs - various post-secondary schools<br/> </p> <p><b>Employment Experience</b><br/> 5 to 10 Years<br/>(equivalent full-time hours)</p> </div><!-- End cs_article --> <div class="cs_article" id="consultant"> <h2>Specialist/Consultant</h2> <img src="images/article05.jpg" alt="" /> <p><br/><b>Qualifications</b><br/> Accredited diploma or degree augmented by specialized training in a specific area of study and progressive leadership experience.</p> <p><b>Training/Education Options</b><br/> &bull; Human Services Professional Diploma ( <a href="http://www.columbia.ab.ca/programs/professional/human-services-professional-department/" target="_blank">Columbia College</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability Studies Diploma ( <a href="http://www.portagecollege.ca/Programs/Disability_Studies.htm" target="_blank">Portage College</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability Studies Diploma ( <a href="http://www.mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/HealthCommunityStudies/Programs/DisabilityStudiesDiploma/index.htm" target="_blank">Mount Royal University</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability &amp; Community Rehabilitation (DCR) Diploma ( <a href="http://www.lethbridgecollege.ca/program/disability-community-rehabilitation" target="_blank">Lethbridge College</a> )<br/> &bull; Disability Studies: Leadership &amp; Community Diploma ( <a href="http://www.macewan.ca/web/hcs/rehab/home/index.cfm" target="_blank">Grant MacEwan University</a> )<br/> &bull; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Certificate ( <a href="http://www.lethbridgecollege.ca/program/disability-community-rehabilitation" target="_blank">Lethbridge College</a> )<br/> &bull; Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation (BCR) Degree ( <a href="http://www.crds.org/" target="_blank">University of Calgary</a> )<br/> </p> <p><b>Employment Experience</b><br/> 2 to 5 Years<br/>(equivalent full-time hours)</p> </div><!-- End cs_article --> <div class="cs_article" id="director"> <h2>Director</h2> <img src="images/article06.jpg" alt="" /> <p><br/><b>Qualifications</b><br/> Masters, graduate certificate diploma or degree; augmented by management or leadership training and progressive leadership experience.</p> <p><b>Training/Education Options</b><br/> &bull; Masters of Disability and Community Studies (MDCS) (<a href="http://www.crds.org/" target="_blank">University of Calgary</a>)<br/> &bull; Graduate Certificate or Diploma in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies (<a href="http://www.crds.org/" target="_blank">University of Calgary</a>)<br/> &bull; Graduate Certificate or Diploma in management or leadership studies available at various post-secondary programs<br/> </p> <p><b>Employment Experience</b><br/> 10+ Years</p> </div><!-- End cs_article --> </div><!-- End cs_slider --> </div><!-- End cs_wrapper --> </div> </body> </html>