With its unique blend of evening and weekend courses as well as online and in-person delivery, professionals can continue to work in their chosen career while attending the program. Classes are scheduled for two evenings a week and one or two weekends each semester. Please contact the program coordinator for more information on class schedules.This two-semester graduate certificate course is designed for those with professional and educational backgrounds in helping professions or in public safety who want to enhance their knowledge and skills in addiction and mental health.Focusing on the ways that communities can collaborate using interprofessional approaches to addictions and mental health, you will discover how different professions can work together to provide outstanding public services. You will learn about responsive, culturally relevant, client-centred strategies and interventions that support individuals, groups, youth and families. You will have opportunities to apply your learning, specifically how to effectively collaborate and transform lives as a valuable part of a professional support community.A strong emphasis in this program is placed on developing an understanding of diverse populations and the skills required to tailor strategies to their needs. You will practice the skills to enhance cultural safety in your support of clients by considering their unique and diverse social, ethnic, religious, racial, spiritual and cultural characteristics. You will also learn the intricacies of working with exceptional populations within the mental health and addictions field, developing tools and strategies for individuals with neurocognitive and developmental disorders.
Fees are available on request.
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