About

Enhancing competence and care

Dalhousie's Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Addictions is a program for those working within the field of health and social services, or in other professional capacities, who interact with individuals facing mental health and/or addictions challenges.  It includes four courses, offered fully online, with topics including developing foundational and theoretical knowledge, advanced practice issues, and health promotion.

With a broad student base, the certificate emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary education and research, allowing professionals from different backgrounds to understand how to work collaboratively - with each other, and with individuals experiencing mental health and addictions challenges.

What you'll learn

As a student in the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Addictions, you'll:

• Get to know current mental health and addictions systems and how they work.
• Learn how to make individuals, families and communities the focus of your practice.
  
• Prepare to work collaboratively and interprofessionally within, and across, mental health and addictions systems.
• Read the latest research on mental health and addictions, and learn how to incorporate, evaluate and apply the information in your decision making.
  
• Learn how to advocate and work for change.
• Expand your knowledge of mental health, substance use and addictions.
• Discover strategies for working with individuals with mental health and addictions challenges that are informed by the latest research and clinical expertise.