Certificate of Addictions and Mental Health
- Kingston, Canada
- Brockville, Canada
Certificate
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The Certificate of Addictions and Mental Health at St. Lawrence College is a one-year, full-time graduate certificate available online or via distance learning, with part-time options. You'll learn the knowledge, skills and abilities needed by front-line workers and supervisors to deliver responsive, evidence-informed clinical and educational services. The curriculum examines recovery principles, empowerment practice, and the impact of early and ongoing trauma across the lifespan, and includes work with diverse individuals and groups experiencing substance use and mental health challenges.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue addictions counselor, mental health support worker, case manager, program coordinator, peer support specialist roles.
The Addictions and Mental Health program is afull-time one-yeargraduate certificate program delivered Online or Distance Learning. We also offerpart-timeOnline or Distance Learning delivery.
Learners acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities required by front-line workers and supervisors in order to deliver responsive and effective addictions and mental health services while promoting empowerment, self-determination, and optimum quality of life to individuals with addictions and mental health issues.
Students learn to provide evidence-informed clinical and educational services to diverse individuals and groups experiencing addictions and mental health-related challenges. Recovery principles, empowerment practice, and the impact of early and ongoing trauma in the lives of individuals across the lifespan are examined in the curriculum.
