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
What Your Learn
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.
Further Your Education
Pathway to Canadore College Programs
Direncanakan September 2024
Canadore College
College Drive Campus,
100 College Drive,
NORTH BAY,
Ontario (ON),
P1B 8K9, Canada
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) Equivalent;
If English is not your first language you must provide proof of English competency. You must have a minimum overall band score of 5.5 on the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or equivalent accepted English language proficiency test to be admitted to a postsecondary program at the college. The higher English language proficiency standard will apply.
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