Addictions & Mental Health Worker + Internship

This module will provide students with an overview of computer applications, the Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Students will develop the professional skills needed in modern business world through a series of projects and simulations in an interactive digital environment.

This module will provide students the tools to develop business English and interpersonal communication skills necessary to function in the modern business setting. In addition, this module provides a review of English grammar, sentence structure and punctuation as they apply to business communications. Students will develop effective interpersonal communication skills for managing personal and working relationships. The importance of diversity inclusion and teamwork will also be explored.

This module introduces students to the scientific study of human behaviour and mental processes. This course provides an overview of the basic concepts in Psychology. Topics include biology and behaviour, states of consciousness, motivation and emotion, development, disorders, social psychology and personality. Human Services Resources & Networking This course helps students understand human behaviour from multiple perspectives. This subject establishes a framework to assess needs and explores the various services available in the community. This is accomplished by guiding the student through a series of assignments to enhance their evaluation skills and knowledge.

This module helps students to communicate information between a sender and a receiver. Communication strategies can be verbal, nonverbal or visual. Integrating all the strategies together will allow you to see the most success. Topics include language, presenting your message, human communication, perception and the self, communicating with family and friends, communicating in groups and on the job, public communication, organization and support, informative and persuasive speaking

This module helps students understand the process of counselling the parties of a human relationship in an effort to recognize, and to better manage or reconcile, troublesome differences and repeating patterns of stress upon the relationship. Topics include ethical decision making, process and skills, skills for understanding, loss and crisis.

This module will enable the student to become aware of the various testing procedures and begin to learn the methods in which an appropriate and accurate assessment can be made. Subjects covered include laboratory testing, psychometric assessment, interviews, services, analysis, situations, differential diagnosis and the matching hypothesis. The student will be able to identify characteristics of impulsive drug-seeking behaviour. The student will be able to prepare social work related written reports and communicate the progress of a client. Various methods of recording will be explored, including handwritten, computerized and microfilm.

This topic will enable the student to define communication skills and demonstrate how to use them effectively in many kinds of situations. A group of core communication skills necessary to any interview in counselling, nursing, social work, personnel work, or information gathering are explored.

This module provides the student with an understanding of relapse as a natural part of the recovery process. The student will be offered a range of strategies and techniques to assist in minimizing and preventing the harmful effects of prolonged periods of relapse during the journey of recovery. Students are guided through the entire relapse process to better understand why relapse occurs and learn how to prevent its devastating effects by considering the application of some basic principles introduced in the CENAPS Model of treatment developed by Terence T. Gorski and Merlene Miller.

This module will provide the student with an overview of the nature of group work in a social services setting and an opportunity to explore relevant techniques and exercises designed to enhance group work.

In this module, students are introduced to various health and relationship concerns that are relevant in chemically dependent individuals. The student will learn to evaluate the effectiveness of program delivery and begin to create new ideas for promoting healthier lifestyle choices within a range of settings and diverse Populations.

This module provides the foundation for further in-depth subjects as students continue in the study of addiction. The basic pharmacological nature and effects of a range of psychoactive chemicals are presented with an emphasis on challenging myths of which chemicals cost society the greatest in terms of economic costs and social burden of human suffering. Specific target populations are explored, focusing on women, children/adolescents, ethnic minorities, elderly, disabled and those suffering from mental illness in the family. Assessment, intervention strategies and treatment options are presented along with the most common problems encountered during the duration of with respects to Substance Abuse and Mental Illness.