The CSSS Cavendish-CAU has the mandate of recruiting and training students at the college level and from the three university cycles from different disciplines in the field of health and social services. This includes international students as well. The teaching program consists of different supervision models, a student orientation and integration program as well as support for field placement supervisors and their teams. 

The CSSS Cavendish and its Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology receive students in the following fields: social services, counselling, psychology, applied social sciences, specialized technical education, recreology, nursing, rehabilitation, gerontology, homecare, anthropology, public health, psychoeducation and kinesiology.

Clinical field placements

Enriched field placements for future professionals:

• Orientation seminars and training offered throughout the year
• A milieu which enables the student to have contact with research and practice
• Specialized field placements in social gerontology
• The possibility of participating in specific projects
• Two annual scholarships for students in social work

To learn more about the clinical field placements.

Social gerontology research field placements 

Enriched field placements for research students:

• A progressive research milieu on the social dimensions of aging
• A research experience in a practice milieu
• Clinical and research training
• Supervision by seasoned researchers
• Doctoral or post-doctoral scholarship

To learn more about social gerontology research field placements.