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Addictions and Community Services Worker - Scarborough
Program Info
The Addictions Worker program is designed to provide you with knowledge of valuable community outreach programs and services. Through classroom and hands-on instruction, you will gain essential tools to offer vital assistance in the areas of alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence, and the aged.
Addictions and Community Services Courses
- Psychology
- Case File Management and Report Writing
- Assessment and Treatment Planning
- Communications Fundamentals
- Ethical Counselling Relationship
- Group Facilitation Concepts
- Community Resources and Networking
- Interviewing Techniques
- Fundamentals of Addiction
- Pharmacology
- Preventive Health Promotion
- Relapse Prevention and Intervention
- Secondary Traumatic Stress
- Introduction to Software Applications
- Working with Families
- Selected Populations
Addictions and Community Services Career Opportunities
You will be prepared to gain entry-level employment in an array of settings that include: child, youth, and family social service agencies; group homes; correctional and community mental health centers; and facilities for the physically and developmentally handicapped.
