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

Important Dates

WINTER 2017

— April 13 - course ends

SPRING 2017

— June 2 &3 - HSER 600: Motivational Interviewing
- Brief Interventions and Support Strategies
Workshop

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 184 - INTRODUCTION TO ADDICTION

This course is designed as an introduction to the
study of addiction, both substance and behavioural.
Current research in the pharmacological,
physiological, social and spiritual causes of addiction
are considered as well as current models for
understanding dependence, recovery and relapse.
Students learn how the addictive process is assessed
and treated based on the physical, emotional, social
and spiritual needs of the client. Family support,
self-help programs, harm reduction and current
trends in addictive substances and behaviours are
also explored.

On-Line in the Fall & On Campus in the Winter

Introduction to Addiction can be taken on-line in the
fall or on campus in the winter. The fall online option
is open to part-time students.

Pre-requisites: ENGL 12 or equivalent.

152. Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2017-18

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: 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.

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

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