Course Listing

• The history and relationship among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people
• Definitions of Aboriginal people
• Relevance of these issues to working with clients today

• The dynamics of addiction within the family system
• The implications of these dynamics in identification, intervention and recovery processes of the family

• Socio-environmental contexts which may make individuals and families vulnerable to experiencing addiction and family violence
• Interrelationship between addictions and violence
• Cycle of violence and Stages of Change Model
• Effects of addictions and violence both on the individual and family
• Issues in identification, referral and rehabilitation

This course will include information on:

Overview of drugs, drug use, and gambling activities in Canadian society:

• Theories of causation and current models for rehabilitation and prevention.
• How drugs work in the brain and how gambling affects thought processes.
• Prevalence of alcohol and other drug use and misuse, gambling and problem gambling activity in Canada.

Overview of the formal addiction rehabilitation system in Canada:

• Framework to determine Level of Involvement and model of how people change behaviours (Stages of Change).
• Components for successful rehabilitation planning and continuum of rehabilitation services available in Canada.
• Ongoing processes for making and maintaining behaviour change.

• Levels of Involvement with addictive activities
• The Harm Reduction Approach

This course will develop skills to:

• Levels of Involvement with addictive activities
• The Harm Reduction Approach

• Examination of the major classifications of psychoactive drugs
• Withdrawal process
• Rehabilitation planning issues

• Stages of Change
• Relapse process and issues
• High Risk situations
• Relapse management strategies

• Personal and societal attitudes toward gambling and problem gamblers
• The range of gambling involvement
• The unique dynamics of addiction to gambling
• How gambling games work
• Effects of problem gambling on the family
  Rehabilitation planning for problem gamblers

• The dynamics of women's issues related to addictions
• Identification and referral processes
• Resources

• Adolescent drug use
• Attitudes which may impact on helping relationships
• Identification and assessment
• Intervention and rehabilitation

The rehabilitation goal of this course is to provide knowledge and skills necessary for participants to work effectively in the area of problem gambling. This includes the identification, screening and assessment of problem gamblers and their families, as well as the development of appropriate and effective rehabilitation approaches.

The prevention goal of this training is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and deliver problem gambling public awareness and prevention activities.

• The Effects of alcohol during pregnancy
• Diagnostic criteria for FAS/pFAS (partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)
• Behaviours of an FAS/pFAS child
• Help for families with an FAS/pFAS child

• The historical context of the development of the Co-occurring Disorders Initiative (CODI)
• Description, definitions, and incidence of co-occurring disorders
• Current population needs
• Barriers and challenges in accessing appropriate resources
• Outline of the CCISC (Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care), based on current best practices
• Implications for service delivery

A one-day workshop exploring current issues and challenges surrounding this illicit drug. Objectives of the workshop are to provide accurate information to professionals regarding:

• History
• Manufacturing process
• Environmental issues
• Drug effects
  

This course will include information and skills practice in:

• Learning styles and their implications for design and delivery
• Accommodating adult learning principles and concepts
• Needs assessment
• Instructional goals and objectives
• Instructional design and techniques
• Presentation skills
• Monitoring and feedback skills

This course will include information and skills practice in:

• Characteristics of effective facilitators
• Selection of group members
• Characteristics of effective groups
• Identifying issues of process and content in group
• Curative factors and group norms
• Stages of group development
• Issues in group dynamics
• Termination and closure issues in group
  

This course is taught using a micro approach to counselling. The skills taught are:

• The overall process involved in making changes
• Techniques that assist people through the change process
• The implementation of a directive, client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence (Miller & Rollnick)

• Neurobiological basis of PTS and substance abuse
• The link between PTSD, substance abuse, as well as other addictions
• Screening and referral issues
• Current treatment strategies and protocols based on best practices
• Short and long-term recovery programs and strategies