Community Mental Health Worker Certificate

Take the next step in your education, expand your employment opportunities and learn to support individuals with mental health challenges in the community. You’ll learn neurobiology, treatment modalities and intervention techniques to help support clients with mental health challenges with recovery, rehabilitation and goal setting.

This program is open to those currently certified as Health Care Assistants, Educational Assistants or Community Support Workers.

Admission Requirements

Completion of a provincially recognized Health Care Assistant or Human Services Certificate and
C+ in English 11 or equivalent or successful English assessment
or C+ in CMH 150

Course Requirements

CMH - 160 Cultural Dimensions of Community Wellness
CMH - 165 Concepts for Mental Health Practice II
CMH - 170 Recovery in Mental Health
CMH - 175 Therapeutic Relationships in Mental Hlth
CMH - 180 Clinical Practice I for CMHW’s
CMH - 185 Clinical Practice II for CMHW’s

Completion Requirements

Students must achieve a minimum of C+ (65% in each course) and a Pass in Pass/Fail courses to complete the program.