Addictions and Mental Health - Online Stream Information
The Addictions and Mental Health Ontario Graduate Certificate is a full-time program, delivered over three back-to-back semesters:
- Semester One: Six 3-credit courses plus a non-credit course in Professional Practice in which course work is evaluated as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
- Semester Two: Six 3-credit courses
- Semester Three: Work Integrated Learning and Field Seminar.
The asynchronous design of coursework provides maximum flexibility, allowing you to pursue this graduate certificate while juggling work, family, and other commitments.
What to Expect in Our Courses
At the start of each semester, students are provided with a calendar of deadlines which shows how much each assignment is worth, and when assignments are due, so you can manage your time effectively.
The courses have set start and end dates, which follow the same terms as an in-person course (Fall, Winter and Summer). Throughout each course, assignments have fixed deadlines, but you can work towards these deadlines at your own pace.
In some courses, online activities may take place at a scheduled time so that students can practice their skills and the instructor can provide “real time” feedback and coaching. However, these sessions are recorded so that students can view them at their convenience.
Students should plan to dedicate a minimum of 3hrs per course each week, in addition to the time needed to complete assignments.
What to Expect in your Assignments
Assignments vary between courses, focusing mainly on research papers, case studies, article reviews and critiques, role plays, reflective journaling exercises and project-based work.
All course assignments are submitted online through our learning management system (LMS), Blackboard Ultra. Courses also leverage the discussion board to encourage inter-peer communication and collaboration. Students are required to actively contribute to ongoing weekly discussion topics through an initial response to the questions provided, as well as responses to posts by classmates.
Some courses include group projects; however, there will be flexibility on how and when the group engages in collaboration that will accommodate all students (ie. through virtual meetings and/or collaboration through shared documents that can be worked on independently).
Work-Integrated Learning
In the first semester of the program, students engage in ADMH 2020 Professional Practice which is a SAT/UNSAT course designed to help prepare you for working in the field of mental health and addictions. In this course, students receive support updating their resume and tailoring their skills and experience to the field, interview practice, and an overview of the Work Integrated Learning process at Humber.
In the third semester of the program, students engage in 240 hours of work integrated learning. This applied experience in the field allows students to use the knowledge and skills developed throughout the online coursework.
While students are responsible for finding a suitable site for their field experience, there is a Humber Field Experience Advisor who is available to assist. Students also have access to a list of trusted community agencies and are supported in creating their field experience learning plan. For students requiring a field experience site outside of the Greater Toronto Area, we recommend contacting the Field Experience Advisor in Semester One for additional support.
The field experience takes place within the context of a seminar course that is facilitated by a faculty member. The field experience and seminar coursework connect the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the previous courses with applied, hands-on, work-integrated learning.
