Application Information

— Fill out general application form

— Please make sure you meet all admission
requirements, including the general admission
requirements for the college and the specific
admission requirements for your chosen program
(these are listed in each program area)

— International Students (students who are
applying to Selkirk College from locations outside
of Canada) should follow the application steps
required by Selkirk International

— You may be required to submit two letters of
reference based on admission qualifications
(these can be found in the Application Package
link below)

Download the Mental Health and Addictions
Associate Certificate Application at selkirk.ca/
mental-health-addictions

Program Courses

ADD 384 - ADDICTIONS
THEORY AND PRACTICE

ADD 384: Addictions Theory and Practice is designed
to provide students with an overview of current and
emerging research/expertise in the field. The course
will cover diverse definitions and understandings of
addiction, as informed by current findings in the fields
of neuroscience and social science. Pharmacology
basics and the biological, psychological, social,
spiritual and environmental dimensions of addiction
will be reviewed from a number of perspectives.
Current research on attachment, trauma and brain
development will be examined in relation to addiction
from both developmental and environmental
perspectives. A critical examination of the link
between policy and practice provides context for

the emergence of recovery strategies such as harm
reduction and motivational techniques. Special
attention will be given to the role of colonization and
stigma as it is experienced through ethnicity, gender
and culture, and the important role of advocacy in
this context.Transfer Credit: This course is included in
the block transfer agreement between Royal Roads
University and Selkirk College which allows Selkirk
ADRPM students entry into the 4th year of the Royal
Roads BSc Degree. Course Change. Information
contained in this course outline is correct at the time
of publication. Content of the course is revised on

an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing
educational, employment and market needs. The
instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes
to students as soon as possible. The instructor
reserves the right to add or delete material from
courses.

138 Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2018-19

Pre-requisites: 3rd year standing in Advanced Diploma
in Rural Pre-Medicine (ADRPM) OR 3rd year standing in
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) OR enrollment in
Mental Health and Addictions Associate Certificate OR
ADD 184 OR Permission of the instructor.

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.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 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.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent.

MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTIONS
selkirk.ca/mental-health-addictions

Contacts

RACHEL WALKER

Admissions Officer

Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 21233
Email: rwalker@selkirk.ca

TERESA PETRICK

School Chair, Health and Human Services
Phone: 250.365.7292 ext 21442

Direct: 250.365.1442

Email: tpetrick@selkirk.ca

selkirk.ca/programs