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Addiction and Mental Health Worker

The School of Community and Health Studies offers the Addiction and Mental Health Worker program. It will help you acquire the education to work in mental health and addiction services using evidence-based knowledge and skills in screening, assessing, and responding to people with mental health and substance-use issues from diverse cultural and community perspectives. In Addiction and Mental Health Work courses, youll learn to work — in a variety of community health and human services settings such as mental health and addiction agencies, homeless drop-in centres and crisis service centres — with individuals, family members and small groups impacted by addiction and mental health issues. youll also gain the knowledge to advocate for equitable access to supports and services including health promotion, prevention and harm reduction. The Addiction and Mental Health Work program has a commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous communities in Canada. As a result, courses will offer Indigenous perspectives to addiction and mental health work.

Career Outlook

Case Manager
Harm Reduction Worker
Street Outreach Worker
Short-term Crisis Bed Worker
Community Health Support Worker
Shelter Worker
Residential Support Worker
Drop-in Worker
Supportive Housing Worker
Peer Support Worker
Addictions Case Worker
Mental Health Support Worker
Hostel Relief Worker

Areas of Employment

Front-line mental health and addiction agencies in:

Shelters
Drop-in centres
Hospitals
Crisis support services
Community Health Centres

Enquiry Form

Addiction and Mental Health Worker