Indigenous Wellness & Addictions Prevention Ontario College Diploma
ObjectivesThe Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention program (IWAP) is designed to give you the skills and knowledge necessary for employment in urban and Aboriginal settings. Through the promotion of personal and spiritual growth within the healing process, you will acquire the ability to address your own needs and those of individual clients or groups. Traditional methods of healing include Sacred Circles, Teaching Circles, and the use of the four sacred medicines - tobacco, cedar, sage and sweetgrass - to promote an understanding of the physical, mental, social, cultural and spiritual elements of addiction and aspects of recovery, assessment and intervention techniques. You will gain respect and understanding of the Aboriginal culture and focus on increased effectiveness within the health care field. A unique program continuum has been designed to allow you to determine the length of time and the certifications you wish to receive in this program. If you enrol for one year, you will receive a certificate in Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention
Practical experienceThere is a field placement aspect of this program.
Academic titleIndigenous Wellness & Addictions Prevention Ontario College Diploma
Course descriptionSEMESTER ONE:
IWA 112 Traditional Healing, Learning, and Teaching
IWA 113 Introduction to Substance Abuse Counselling and Teaching
IWA 114 Contemporary Challenges Facing Native Communities
IWA 115 Traditional Ceremonies
IWA 116 Traditional Teaching Lodges
IWA 201 Interviewing, Reporting, and Documenting
SEMESTER TWO:
CMM 115 Communication Fundamentals
IWA 200 Introduction to Substance Abuse in Families and Native Communities
IWA 202 Help the Helper: Using Individual and Community Resources
IWA 203 Using Traditional Healing to Break the Cycle of Abuse
IWA 205 Residential Schools: A Legacy of Abuse
IWA 206 Field Placement
SEMESTER THREE:
BCL 111 Computers for Human Services
DAC 180 Substance Abuse I
HSP 105 Interviewing I
HSP 150 Multiculturalism in Canada
PSY 100 Foundations of Psychology I
SOC 100 Foundations of Sociology I
SSW 100 History and Philosophy of Social Work
STS 120 Strategies for Success for Human Services
SEMESTER FOUR:
CMM 125 College Communication
HSP 104 Human Service and the Law
HSP 106 Acts, Policies, and Procedures for Native People
HSP 160 Interviewing II
HSP 170 Evaluating Information
HSP 194 Community Placement Integration
HSP 195 Community Placement (two-week block)
HUM 219 Group Work
PSY 240 Psychology II - Abnormal Psychology
SOC 220 Sociology II
SSW 138 Native and Family Parenting (IWAP)
DUAL DIPLOMA OPTION
Students who graduate with a diploma in Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention may complete an additional year in the Social Service Worker program or Mental Health and Addictions Worker program and receive a second diploma.