这个为期两年（四个学期）的课程为学生提供了成瘾和心理健康方面的专门培训，以使他们能够在医疗保健和社会服务领域就业。心理健康和成瘾工作者有能力与有成瘾和/或精神健康问题的个人进行接触和支持。该课程的毕业生将获得前线专业人员所需的知识，技能，工具和能力，以提供快速有效的实践。毕业生将了解不同客户群的复杂需求，建立并预科其技能，培养并预科其批判性思维和解决问题的能力，认识，理解并应用以客户为中心的护理的整体模型，并且，最终在我们的社区利益相关者现场部署中展示了学到的理论概念。课堂上的动手学习方法是学生成功的关键
This two-year (four semester) program prepares students with specialized training in addictions and mental health for employment in the healthcare and social services field. The Mental Wellness and Addictions Worker is equipped to engage and support individuals with addictions and/or mental health concerns. Graduates of the program will acquire the knowledge, skills, tools, and abilities required by frontline professionals to deliver responsive and effective practice.<br>Graduates will gain an understanding of the complex needs of diverse client populations, establish and extend their skillset, nurture and expand their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, recognize, understand, and apply a holistic model of client-centered care, and, ultimately demonstrate learned theoretical concepts with our community stakeholders during their field placement. The hands-on approach to learning is key to student success and invaluable when translating theory-to-practice in the field<br>This is a government accredited program that, upon completion, provides learners with a diploma to be recognized as a Mental Wellness and Addictions Worker.<br>Learning is hands-on to equip students with essential skills to understand and engage this client population. The Program offers a field placement component that allows students to showcase their learned skills in their area of interest.