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HSER 257 - MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES:
PRACTICAL RESPONSES

This course provides instruction in a variety of
rehabilitative and treatment modalities used in work
with marginalized populations. Attitudes toward
mental health and substance use problems and how
they impact helper effectiveness are explored in a
supportive milieu. Evidence-based practices such

as Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Harm Reduction
are used as frameworks for the development of
skills and knowledge. Students are introduced to
strategies for overcoming stigma and supporting
client empowerment in a variety of community and
facility settings.

Prerequisites: English Studies 12 or equivalent.

HSER 600 - MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING
- BRIEF INTERVENTIONS AND
SUPPORT STRATEGIES WORKSHOP

This 12-hour lecture format experiential workshop
is designed to provide practitioners and students
with basic Motivational Interviewing Skills in order
to enhance the effectiveness of their work with
mental health, addiction and concurrent problems
in a variety of settings. Motivational Interviewing is
a collaborative, person-centered form of guiding to
elicit and strengthen motivation for change. Miller,
W.R., & Rollnick, S. (2013). Guilford Press: The
focus is on helping people to explore and resolve
ambivalence. It is both supportive and goal-directed,
and complements most theoretical approaches and
styles in the helping professions. This has 2 six hour
modules face-to-face.

Prerequisites: English Studies 12 or equivalent.
Completion of ADD 184 and HSER 257 are
recommended.

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MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTIONS
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