Community Mental Health Certificate

Community Mental Health Citation

• Part-time • Start date: Contact

Admission requirements

Continuing Education • Fees, entire

Those with no or limited experience in

program: $3,028 • 210 hours •

the mental health field must start with

the Introduction to Mental Health

Prince George campus (Continuing

course. There are no formal admission

Education)

requirements for this course, although

English reading and comprehension to

Careers

the Grade 10 level are recommended.

The Citation in Community Mental

Health care workers can start with the

Health provides a college credential for

second course in the series,

those wishing to enhance their knowl-

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Principles

edge and skills in the field of mental

and Practice, if they have current expe-

health. This citation is offered in part-

rience and evidence of a current knowl-

nership with Douglas College.

edge base related to

The program’s philosophy, principles

• Mental health disorders

and practice are based on the

• The mental health system

Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR)

• Best practices in mental health

approach. Northern Health has identi-

reform

fied PSR as a foundation of mental

health care.

• Person-centred practice

PSR is defined as “a holistic approach

that places the person - not the illness -

Program outline

at the centre of all interventions. The

CECX 120

Introduction to Mental

wishes of the person being served direct

Health

the rehabilitation process through

CECX 125

Psychosocial

working partnerships that are forged

Rehabilitation (PSR)

between the practitioner and the indi-

Principles and Practice

vidual with mental illness. Effective reha-

bilitation builds on a person’s strengths

and helps the individual to compensate

Important dates

for the negative effects of the psychiatric

Please contact Continuing Education.

disability.” (Hughes and Weinstein in

Best Practices in PSR, 2000)

Revised: 10.08.11

Two courses make up the citation:

• Introduction to Mental Health

• Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR)

Principles and Practice

Courses may be taken individually as

long as prerequisites are met.

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 How to apply  

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The College of New Caledonia reserves the right to limit, cancel, or adjust programs without notice . 
* Approximate tuition fees - subject to change. Does not include books, tools, and supplies. Other fees may also apply.  Fees for international students are higher.