Mental Health and Substance Use Conestoga College

About this Program

Level: Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Substance Use

Discpline: Mental and Social Health

Length: 2 semesters

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Application Fee: $100.00
Tuition Fee: $17,699.80

Brantford Campus

Starting Deadline Status
Sep, 2025 Jul 1, 2025 open

Milton - Parkhill Drive Campus

Starting Deadline Status
Jan, 2025 Nov 1, 2024 open

Kitchener - Doon Campus

Starting Deadline Status
May, 2025 Mar 1, 2025 open

Program Description

The Mental Health and Substance Use graduate certificate program will provide future human and health service providers with knowledge and applied skills needed to move into service and program planning, delivery and evaluation roles related to persons who are affected by mental health and/or substance use problems. These roles complement and extend clinical services provided by other personnel in a direct delivery organization. As providers in these sectors work increasingly across boundaries to address the complex and intersecting needs of these populations, students will learn how to examine and address service quality at the practice, program and system levels. Learners will gain a deeper understanding of the importance of community collaboration, public participation, social inclusion, and advocacy in their work with persons experiencing complex conditions. Integrative themes of self-determination, capacity building, resilience, recovery and empowerment will be examined from person-centred, community-based and population-oriented perspectives.

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