In just two years, Northern's Addiction & Mental Health Worker program will prepare you for a rewarding career as an in-demand counsellor, case manager, or outreach worker.<br><br>In a collaborative lab environment, youll gradually hone your communication, listening and crisis intervention skills all while gaining an awareness of the complex causes and impacts of mental health issues and addiction.<br><br>Youll challenge the stigma associated with these problems including your own hidden biases to develop holistic healing plans that work, and master the self-care strategies that will be critical to your long-term success.<br><br>Finally, youll put theory into practice during a 580-hour fieldwork placement with social services employers of all kinds including shelters, drop-in centres, recovery homes, correctional facilities, crisis support agencies, and more.