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Mental Health and Substance Use – Level 1
- Start date: December 1, 2025
- Format: 100% online, self-paced, instructor-supported with monthly optional real-time sessions
- Duration: Two courses of approximately 30 hours of content each, with six months to complete each course from start date
- Cost: $750 per course, $1,500 for the program
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Description:
Frontline workers across various sectors often lack adequate training to effectively support clients with mental health and substance use challenges. This skills gap limits their effectiveness and highlights the need for accessible, targeted training programs for a diverse workforce.
The new UBC Micro-certificate in Mental Health and Substance Use is a part-time, asynchronous, online program designed to provide learners with the foundational knowledge and core skills they need to effectively and ethically engage in frontline service provision to individuals experiencing mental health and substance use challenges in multiple service contexts.
This program was developed by clinicians with many years of experience and expertise in mental health and substance use practice. Consultations with internal and external organizations, including the First Nations House of Learning, further contributed to ensuring that the program provides a relevant, applied, and culturally-informed learning experience.
By the end of the program, you will be able to:
- Identify and assess mental health symptoms and substance use challenges at a foundational level
- Develop foundational skills and strategies for effective and ethical engagement with individuals experiencing mental health and substance use challenges
- Describe and examine the social determinants of mental health and substance use, and methods to support holistic recovery
- Apply trauma-informed, strengths-based, and anti-oppressive approaches to engagement with individuals experiencing mental health and substance use challenges
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