Counselling & Accommodations

The College will provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities in order to promote academic success. If you require accommodation, contact the Counselling and Accessibility Services Office at ext. 22965 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing your individual accommodation needs.

Website: students.senecacollege.ca/spaces/122/personal-counselling-and-accessible-learning-services/home

Clinical & Accommodations:

The provision of client care in the clinical setting is time-sensitive and any delay may cause safety concerns. As such there will be no accommodation for extra time provided for students in the clinical setting that may impact patient safety. This includes the performance or demonstration of clinical skills, including documentation of client care.

The College supports the Ontario Human Rights Code in that the needs of students with disabilities must be accommodated to ensure equal access to educational services.

Students in need of support or services are asked to register with Counselling and Accessibility Services at the beginning of the semester in order for support and services to be put in place in a timely manner. Students requiring accommodation should contact the Counselling and Accessibility Services at 416-491-5050 ext. 55157 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing individual accommodation needs. http://www.senecacollege.ca/students/counselling/accommodations/

Requests for academic accommodation made through the School of Nursing will be reviewed and given meaningful consideration. However, for course work or evaluations involving the performance of or demonstration of practical skills where there are safety concerns, no extra time can be granted. The provision of client care in the clinical setting is time-sensitive and any delay may cause safety concerns. As such there will be no accommodation for extra time provided for students involving the performance, or demonstration, of practical skills, including documentation of client care, in the clinical setting.

For additional information on the requisite skills and abilities needed to be registered in Ontario, applicants are encouraged to review the College of Nurses of Ontario website:

http://www.cno.org/globalassets/docs/reg/41078-skillabilities-4pager-final.pdf