Main Programmes
The two main programs at the college are:
- The programme for the Authorized Social Educator (earlier known as the Welfare Nurse) which gives a degree compatible to a Bachelor of Science. The Authorized Social Educator primarily works with mentally retarded or mentally disturbed people. It is a three year course.
- The programme for the occupational therapist gives a degree compatible to a Bachelor of Science. Occupational Therapists help individuals; children, adolescents, adults as well as the elderly, to function in their everyday life when they are unable to perform everyday tasks due to illnesses, injuries, or other disabilities. It is also a three year course.
Rogaland College (now Diakonhjemmet Høgskole Rogaland) was founded in 1969 by deacons who cared for mentally retarded people.
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