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Addiction and Mental Health Worker 1235
LENGTH INTAKE CREDENTIAL LOCATION
2 years/4 semesters Fall, Winter Ontario College Diploma Ashtonbee
Professionals in this field may work in settings such as shelters, drop-in centres and hospitals.
The evidence-based knowledge and skills you gain from the Addiction and Mental Health Worker
program will prepare you for the diversity of community health and human services environments.
You will learn to screen, assess, and respond to people with mental health and substance use
issues from diverse cultural and community perspectives. The curriculum will also cover advocating
for equitable access to supports and services. Classroom instruction will be combined with a field
placement, during which you will work with clients under the supervision of experienced service
providers.
Note: This program is taught using a combination of modalities. Courses may be taught face-to-face, online or in blended/hybrid
combination of both online and traditional classroom teaching.
Accreditation
The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) has approved the
Centennial College Addiction and Mental Health Worker program as an equivalent to a Social
Service Work diploma. Upon graduation, graduates of this program are eligible to register with the
OCSWSSW, a regulatory body that oversees the social work and social service work profession.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
or equivalent, or mature student status
(19 years or older)
• English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent
(minimum grade required) or take the
Centennial College English Skills Assessment
for Admission
• English language proficiency
centennialcollege.ca/1235
communitystudies@centennialcollege.ca
416-289-5303
CAREER OUTLOOK
Addiction counsellor / Case manager / Harm reduction worker
Child and Youth Care 1205
LENGTH INTAKE CREDENTIAL LOCATION
3 years/6 semesters Fall Ontario College Advanced Diploma Progress
Child and youth care practitioners engage and work with children, youth and their families across
various settings. To prepare you for this important role, our program will examine principles,
philosophies and characteristics of relational child and youth care practice from child- and
youth-centred, developmental and ecological perspectives. In doing so, it will cover themes such
as professional boundaries, child and adolescent mental health, counselling and crisis theories,
intervention, abuse, advocacy and anti-oppression. Besides working in a specially-designed
communications lab, you will complete three field practicums in educational, residential and
community settings. When you graduate, you will be certified in SafeTALK (suicide prevention),
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and Positive Space training.
Note: This program is taught using a combination of modalities. Courses may be taught face-to-face, online or in blended/hybrid
combination of both online and traditional classroom teaching.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
or equivalent, or mature student status
(19 years or older)
• English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent
(minimum grade required) or take the
Centennial College English Skills Assessment
for Admission
• English language proficiency
centennialcollege.ca/1205
communitystudies@centennialcollege.ca
416-289-5303
COMMUNITY AND
HEALTH STUDIES
CAREER OUTLOOK
Child and youth care practitioner / Youth advocate / Child life specialist
centennialcollege.ca/our-programs
Community and Child Services 75