School of Health & Human Services
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In the School of Health & Human Services we’re dedicated to providing education in a range of caring professions in our community. We offer a variety of certificate, diploma and degree programs, as well as a post-degree diploma program. We work in partnership with universities, other colleges and employers to bring you the best opportunities to continue your learning… and to find employment. Continue reading Dean's message...
News & events 
Long commute for 48 Camosun College Nursing students
Posted Fri, 07 May 2010
Forty-six first and second-year nursing students are getting the education of their dreams in four exotic, rural locales: Dehradun, India; Nuku’alofa, Tonga; Kathmandu, Nepal; and Whitehorse, Canada.
Transcending the traditional class-based experience, Camosun field schools are short-term credit programs taught by Camosun College faculty members in remote communities, usually in a foreign country. Travelling and studying as a group, students develop intercultural competence and sensitivity—skills considered a requirement among those working in the health care sector.
The first Nursing field school, a joint effort of Camosun International and the School of Health and Human Services, was offered in Tonga in 2004. Its success inspired further Nursing field schools in a variety of countries including Cebu City, Philippines in 2005; Dehradun, India in 2006; Windhoek, Namibia in 2007; and Whitehorse, North West Territories in 2008.
Follow the student blogs... http://www.netvibes.com/camosunnursing
Other Camosun field schools sponsored by Camosun International and the School of Health and Human Services include Asian Studies in Da lat, Vietnam; Dental Hygiene in San Francisco and Mexico; and Human Services in Kathmandu, Nepal. To learn more about how to participate in a field school, contact Camosun International.
Shifting priorities inspire new Early Learning and Care program
Posted Sat, 20 Mar 2010
In a progressive response to shifting community priorities, Camosun’s department of Community, Family and Child Studies introduces the new Early Learning and Care diploma program. Starting in September, the two-year program will prepare learners to provide the rich and responsive early learning environments that today’s employers demand and that hard-working families deserve. With an emphasis on working collaboratively with other professionals and families, the program incorporates historical and contemporary knowledge on early learning and development.
Faculty profile—2009 Gayle Davies Award recipient, Toni Hoyland
Posted Tue, 16 Feb 2010
Camosun’s ELC program is fortunate to have gifted and connected instructors whose work garners professional acclaim and pushes the boundaries of early learning research and program development. During a career spanning nearly 40 years, Toni Hoyland has contributed her voice—both in song and in passionate advocacy—to the progress and benefit of early education in BC.
Toni established her passion for children and a deep understanding of their needs while helping her mother operate a family childcare centre. She received the 2009 Gayle Davies Award recognizing her commitment to peace, power, friendship and vision—the qualities of excellence in caring. Toni has a well-deserved and impeccable reputation as a talented instructor, able to draw forth the strengths of each student and impart knowledge and expertise.
During her distinguished career, Toni has been a teacher’s aide, a childcare agency director, a college instructor, and a lead author of BC’s Early Learning Framework project. Now Camosun’s ELC program leader, Toni’s expertise has influenced nearly every aspect of early education, in every corner of the province.