Mental Health Counselling Skills Certificate Program

Counsellors tackling the complicated interplay of anxiety, depression, and addictions often face challenges in knowing where to begin. Adding to this complexity are any potential obstacles that may come up when trying to facilitate meaningful change for clients. This program provides a comprehensive understanding of anxiety, depression, and addictions, as well as how they are interconnected. You will gain valuable skills in addressing these mental health challenges, along with strategies for implementing harm reduction techniques. You’ll learn effective approaches for managing anxiety and depression, as well as essential training in suicide intervention and life promotion. This is an opportunity to gain a robust set of tools for working with clients in crisis and complex mental health challenges.

The 5-day Mental Health Counselling Skills-Certificate Program Includes:

• Anxiety – Practical Intervention Strategies
• Depression – Practical Intervention Strategies
• Addictions and Mental Health – Strategies for Complex Issues
• Harm Reduction – A Framework for Change, Choice, and Control
• Suicide Intervention Skills
• Case Studies (to be integrated for last day)

The 10-day Mental Health Counselling Skills-Certificate Program Includes:

• Short-Term Counselling Approaches – CBT, Narrative, Strengths-Based, and More
• Anxiety – Practical Intervention Strategies
• Depression – Practical Intervention Strategies
• Addictions and Mental Health – Strategies for Complex Issues
• Harm Reduction – A Framework for Change, Choice, and Control
• Motivational Interviewing – Strategies for Supporting Change
• Vicarious Trauma – Strategies for Resilience
• Plus 2 days of elective courses of your choice & case studies