Program Overview

Program Details

The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Addictions is an interdisciplinary program administered by the School of Social Work. The certificate was developed to provide working professionals with the latest knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to improve the lives of persons affected by mental health and addictions challenges.

Program Overview

The program is comprised of 4 online courses, centered around a team-based approach to learning, and encourages discussion and interaction with instructors and classmates. Assignments are focused on helping students apply knowledge to real-world situations they encounter in their working life.

Courses and Descriptions

The four courses that make up the certificate build on your current knowledge of mental health and addictions by studying the MH&A system and its participants in depth. The courses are:

• HLTH 5110.03: Mental Health and Addictions Services and Systems This course examines the conceptual, historical, political, gender, and societal factors that influence values, beliefs, and practices pertaining to mental health and addictions.
• HLTH 5120.03: Mental Health, Substance Use and Addiction Across Health Practices: Working with Persons, Families and Communities This course focuses on the development of knowledge, attitudes, and skills essential to supporting persons, families, and communities affected by mental health, substance use, and addiction disorders.
• HLTH 5130.03: Concurrent Disorders and Complex Case Work: Working with Persons, Families and Communities This course focuses on competencies required to support persons, families, and communities affected by complex mental health, substance use, and addiction disorders.
• HLTH 5140.03: Prevention, Early Intervention and Population Focussed Health Promotion This course examines philosophies pertaining to the reduction of risk and harms associated with mental health and addictions.

Course Sequence and Prerequisites

• HLTH 5110.03 must be completed first.
• Students wishing to take more than one course concurrently must obtain permission.
• Prerequisites for each course are as follows:
  • HLTH 5120.03: HLTH 5110.03 (pre-requisite)
  • HLTH 5130.03: HLTH 5110.03 (pre-requisite), HLTH 5120.03 (pre or co-requisite)
  • HLTH 5140.03: HLTH 5110.03, HLTH 5120.03 (pre-requisites), HLTH 5130.03 (pre or co-requisite)

Tuition and Fees

The cost for each half-credit course is $1107 (tuition) + $204 (distance fee).

Program Completion

Most students find that it takes a minimum of four terms to complete the required courses, by taking one course per term in consecutive sequence. Courses will not be offered in the Spring/Summer term. Specific course offering dates are available at the Academic Timetable.