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

Gain the skills and knowledge you need for employment in a variety of addictions settings through practical, hands-on learning.

Overview

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 an eight-week field placement component in this program.

Your Future Career

Alcohol and drug treatment units
Family resource centres
Young offender residential centres
Substance abuse prevention counselling and treatment centres

What Your Learn

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

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Admissions Requirements

OSSD or equivalent, ENG4C or ENG4U

If English is not your first language you must either provide proof of English competency or take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS). You must have a minimum overall band score of 5.5 on IELTS, or a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer scored) or 80 IBT (internet based) to be admitted to a postsecondary program at the college. SPP in India requires a minimum of IELTS 6.0

Curriculum

Semester 1

IWA 112	Traditional Healing, Learning and Teaching
IWA 113	Introduction to Substance Abuse Counselling and Teaching
IWA 114	Contemporary Challenges Facing Native Communities
IWA 117	Introduction to Cultural Specific Helping
GED 100	Environmental Citizenship
CMM 125	College Communication

Semester 2

GENED	General Education Elective - Online
CMM 230	Workplace Communications
IWA 200	Substance Abuse in Families and Native Communities
IWA 204	Introduction to Community Development
IWS 203	Methods - Using Traditional Healing to Break the Cycle
IWA 212	Indigenous Languages in the Modern Context

Semester 3

IWA 211	Placement Preparation
MHA 235	Pharmacology for Mental Health and Addiction Workers
IWA 207	Methods II - Recovery Strategies
IWA 208	The Accountable IWAP Worker
IWA 209	Evaluating Information

Semester 4

IWA 210	Methods III - Relapse Prevention
MHA 242	Concurrent Disorders
MHA 244	The Legacy of Trauma
IWA 215	Field Placement (8 weeks @ 37.5 hrs)

2017-2018 Fees

What You Need - Recommended

Check out the Campus Bookstore to not only purchase your textbooks but also view your book list before the semester starts.

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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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