School of Indigenous Studies

Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention

2 years – Ontario College Diploma

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Code: 010212
Type: Full-Time
Intake: September Start
Campus: College Drive Campus

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Code: 010212
Type: Full-Time
Intake: September Start
Campus: College Drive Campus

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Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention

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Overview

Gain the skills and knowledge you need for employment in a variety of addiction settings through practical, hands-on learning. The curriculum is based on the holistic teachings of the Medicine Wheel, with a focus on the root causes of addiction within Indigenous communities. You will learn both cultural and mainstream approaches to addictions counselling. Training ranges from pharmacology to traditional methods including Sacred Circles, Teaching/Learning Circles, and the use of the four sacred medicines – tobacco, cedar, sage and sweet grass.

There is a placement component in this program.

Your Future Career

Traditional medicine
Alcohol and drug treatment units
Family resource centres
Young offender residential centres

What You Learn

Traditional healing, learning and teaching
Cultural specific helping
Challenges facing Indigenous communities
Interviewing, reporting, and documenting
Addictions counselling skills
Relapse preventions
Multiculturalism
Psychology and sociology

Flexible Exit Options: Exit with a College Certificate after one year or exit with an Ontario College Diploma after two years.

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Admissions Requirements

OSSD or equivalent, ENG4C or ENG4U

If English is not your first language you must provide proof of English competency. You must have a minimum overall band score of 5.5 on the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or equivalent accepted English language proficiency test to be admitted to a postsecondary program at the college. Notwithstanding the above, the English proficiency standards required to obtain Study Permits and Temporary Resident Visas from Canadian Embassies vary around the world. The higher English language proficiency standard will apply.

Curriculum

Semester 1

IWA112	Traditional Healing, Learning, and Teaching
IWA113	Introduction to Substance Abuse Counselling and Teaching
IWA114	Contemporary Challenges Facing Native Communities
IWA117	Introduction to Cultural Specific Helping
GED100	Environmental Citizenship
CMM125	College Communication

Semester 2

GENED	General Education Elective - Online
CMM230	Workplace Communications
IWA200	Substance Abuse in Families and Native Communities
IWA204	Introduction to Community Development
IWA203	Methods-Using Traditional Healing to Break the Cycle of Abuse
IWA212	Indigenous Languages in the Modern Context

Semester 3

IWA211	Placement Preparation
IWA213	Ensidamwaad mskiki-Understanding Medicine
IWA207	Methods II - Recovery Strategies
IWA208	The Accountable IWAP Worker
IWA209	Evaluating Information

Semester 4

IWA210	Methods III - Relapse Prevention
IWA214	Understanding Concurrent Disorders in Indigenous Populations
IWA216	The Legacy of Trauma and Indigenous People.
IWA215	Field Placement (8 Weeks * 37.5 hrs/wk)

Tuition Fees

2019-2020 – 2 years – Ontario College Diploma

College Drive Campus – Domestic

Year	Tuition	Ancillary Fees	Material Fee	Trip Fee	Total
1	$2720.24	$1046.72 - 1186.72	$100	-	$4006.96
2	$2720.24	$911.72 - 1051.72	-	-	$3771.96

2019-2020 – 2 years – Ontario College Diploma

College Drive Campus – International

Year	Tuition	Ancillary Fees	Material Fee	Trip Fee	Total
1	$12422.97	$1696.72 - 1773.72	$100	-	$14296.96
2	$12422.97	$1561.72 - 1638.72	-	-	$14061.69

What You Need - Recommended

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Certification/Accreditation

Indigenous Certification Board of Canada (ICBC)

Graduates of the IWAP program are eligible to become accredited through the ICBC. ICBC’S certification is rooted in the belief that Aboriginal communities have unique and legitimate healing needs that demand equally unique spiritual and philosophical approaches and solutions.

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes represent culminating demonstrations of learning and achievement. In addition, learning outcomes are interrelated and cannot be viewed in isolation of one another. As such, they should be viewed as a comprehensive whole. They describe performances that demonstrate that significant integrated learning by graduates of the program has been achieved.

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