Program Code: AMH1
Credential: Ontario College Graduate Certificate
Duration: 30 weeks
Full Time Offerings
Part-Time Offerings
- 2025 September
- 2026 January
Overview
Addictions and Mental Health is a one-year program for graduate students who are committed to advancing their skills and knowledge. This program combines classroom instruction with a field placement for students to work with clients. This program is designed for graduate students who are interested in enhancing their knowledge and skills to advance their career or enter the workforce. Students learn the fundamental components of addictions and mental health issues, promotion and prevention, pharmacology, and social treatment approaches. This program is designed for recent college or university graduates aiming to deepen their knowledge before entering the workforce and for seasoned practitioners seeking career advancement. It prepares students for diverse roles in human services, including community programs, residential care, social services, early childhood and family centres, recreation and leisure services, gerontology programs, group homes and settings focused on addiction and mental illness prevention, intervention, and treatment of addictions and/or mental illness.
Your Learning Experience:
As a student within the Addictions and Mental Health program, you will feel confident using intervention techniques, educate individuals through knowledge exchange and work collaboratively in teams and build wholistic relationships. Prepare for a career as a mental health worker by gaining hands-on experience through a capstone and field placement within addictions and mental health. Students will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills while working collaboratively with various professionals.
Students who register in the full-time online delivery of this program will participate in online asynchronous classes. Please note that students will be required to engage in group work in a virtual setting for a minimum of 3-6 hours per week in Level 1 and Level 2 of the program. In RSCH-6014 Capstone Project Development and RSCH-6015 Capstone Project, students will work with group members to create and implement solutions suitable for the community setting. In FLDP-6032 Field Seminar in Level 2, students will meet in a virtual setting with classmates and their Field Supervisor to engage in facilitated peer support and wholistic reflection of their placement experience.
Admission Requirements:
- Ontario College Diploma, Ontario College Advanced Diploma, Degree, or equivalent OR
- Acceptable combination of related work experience and post-secondary education as judged by the
College* OR
- Five years of work experience in the community services industry as judged by the College to be
equivalent*
Note:
*Applicants may be required to submit a resume and cover letter that includes details of work
experience.
LEVEL 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- BSCI-6031 Fundamentals of Addictions
- BSCI-6032 Fundamentals of Mental Health
- BSCI-6033 Professionalism in Person Centred Care
- BSCI-6034 Promotion & Prevention
- BSCI-6035 Social Justice: Equity & Diversity
- FLDP-6036 Field Preparation
- RSCH-6013 Lifespan Development
- RSCH-6014 Capstone Project Development
LEVEL 2
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- PHRM-6009 Pharmacology
- BSCI-6036 Treatment Approaches in Addiction
- BSCI-6037 Change Stages & Motivational Interview
- RSCH-6015 Capstone Project
- FLDP-6028 Field Placement-Addiction & Mental Health
- FLDP-6032 Field Seminar
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
