Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention
2 years – Ontario College Diploma
Experience program-led culture camps
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.
Admissions Requirements
Admissions Requirements
OSSD or equivalent, ENG4C or ENG4U
If English is not your first language you must provide proof of English competency. View current English Language Proficiency Requirements.
Curriculum
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 (IWA Sem 2) |
| 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
Tuition Fees
Ancillary fees have been reviewed as a result of COVID-19 and alternative service and program delivery plans. For current ancillary fees details please see https://www.canadorecollege.ca/get-started/money/fees-and-expenses
2020-2021 – 2 years – Ontario College Diploma
College Drive Campus – Domestic| Year | Tuition | Ancillary Fees | Material Fee | Trip Fee | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2720.24 | $1234.09 | $100 | - | $4054.33 |
| 2 | $2720.24 | $1094.09 | - | - | $3814.33 |
2020-2021 – 2 years – Ontario College Diploma
College Drive Campus – International| Year | Tuition | Ancillary Fees | Material Fee | Trip Fee | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $12795.66 | $1813.09 | $100 | - | $14708.75 |
| 2 | $12795.66 | $1673.09 | - | - | $14468.75 |
What You Need - Recommended
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.
Canadore College will implement Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in Fall 2020 to enhance students’ learning experience in and out of the classroom and to ensure student flexibility in learning. To learn more about BYOD and to find out what is required for your program, please visit https://www.canadorecollege.ca/BYOD
Certification/Accreditation
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
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.
Further Your Education
Further Your Education
Business Management – 8 months to complete
Human Resources Management – 8 months to complete
Mental Health and Addictions (Intensive) – 10 months (condensed) to complete
Project Management – Information Technology – 8 months to complete
Recreation and Leisure Services (Fast Track) – 8 months to complete
Recreation Therapy (Fast Track) – 8 months to complete
Social Service Worker (Fast Track) – 10 months to complete
Strength and Sport Conditioning (Fast Track) – 8 months to complete
Youth at Risk – 8 months to complete
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