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undergraduate

Degree

College Diploma - Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention

Course code: #010212

undergraduate

Degree

College Diploma - Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention

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Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $14,767 CAD

  • Application fee

    $100 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    2-3 years

  • Min GPA

    50 out of 100

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 31-August-2021 2021-08-31

Overview

College Diploma - Indigenous Wellness and Addictions Prevention

Gain the skills and knowledge you need for employment in a variety of addiction settings through practical, hands-on learning. The curriculum is based on the holistic teachings of the Medicine Wheel, with a focus on the root causes of addiction within Indigenous communities. 

You will learn both cultural and mainstream approaches to addictions counselling. Training ranges from pharmacology to traditional methods including Sacred Circles, Teaching/Learning Circles, and the use of the four sacred medicines – tobacco, cedar, sage and sweet grass.

There is a placement component in this program.

What You Learn

  • Traditional healing, learning and teaching
  • Cultural specific helping
  • Challenges facing Indigenous communities
  • Interviewing, reporting, and documenting
  • Addictions counselling skills
  • Relapse preventions
  • Multiculturalism
  • Psychology and sociology

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$22,519

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $7,224
Accommodation 1 bed room $7,752
Tuition 1 person $14,767

Hourly wage

Min wage

16.55 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  1. Proof of English Proficiency
  2. Transcripts

 

 

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

5.5
5
listening
5
writing
5
speaking
5
reading

TOEFL

60
18
listening
18
writing
18
speaking
18
reading

PTE

43
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listening
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writing
-
speaking
-
reading

Cambridge

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Language pathway (conditional offer) is available

Doulingo 105

For our English as a Second Language program, we require a minimum IELTS score of 3.0; for entry into English for Academic Purposes, we require a minimum IELTS score of 4.5. Both programs run full-time for 8 months. Students beginning in English as a Second Language will then take an additional 8 months full-time of English for Academic Purposes before moving into their program of study. Our Admissions Office can advise you on how best to submit your IELTS score during the registration process.

International students applying through the SDS Program (Study Direct Stream) from India, China, Vietnam or Philippines should note that the SDS IELTS requirements are 6.0 with no score less than 6.0 in any of the four bands.


Academic background and requirement

High School - Grade 12 

Career opportunities

  • Traditional medicine
  • Alcohol and drug treatment units
  • Family resource centres
  • Young offender residential centres

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