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This course provides students with an opportunity to explore many of the issues related to domestic violence. Topics to be studied include: Battered Woman Syndrome, the Battering Cycle, and immediate and long-term effects on children. Other subjects to be examined are the abuse of pregnant women, women with disabilities, issues distinct to multi-cultural, Aboriginal women and same sex violence...
This course is intended to teach students how to effectively respond to clients who are exposed to stress and to uncertainty in a helping profession environment. In this interactive course, participants will practice effective strategies and techniques for the management of conflict and for communication in stressful situations. Best practices in care-giving situations will be studied along with...
Students will examine models and elements of addiction including the addiction spiral, terminology and theoretical approaches to explaining and understanding addiction. Age, gender, ethnicity, culture, and geography will be examined in relation to cycles and forms of addiction. The course will provide students with an introduction to the use of assessment tools, client communication, interviewing...
The focus of this course is to provide students with information on current treatment approaches and practices. Students will examine a selected range of treatment models, including Harm Reduction, the Matrix Model, Brief Solution Focused and Cognitive Models, as well as those approaches currently in use within the province. Relapse and relapse prevention will also be examined as part of this unit...
The four units in this course will provide the students with an overview of the theory and skills related to the helping relationship process. The course will provide a theoretical framework for examining key concepts related to counselling activities and their application. The course will focus in the nature of the counselling relationship key issues and concerns, techniques for effective...
The Behaviour Management Systems Training program was developed by the Ontario Educational Services Corporation to provide behavioural training and crisis intervention for professionals in the field. Students will proceed through the phases of behaviour management including planning, observing, verbal and non-verbal cues and behaviours, non-physical interventions, physical behaviours, physical...
This course will explore a range of services that will enable students to develop knowledge and skills in working with groups and with individuals who are experiencing issues related to addictions and mental health. Students learn about the current issues, trends, and developments in the integration of services in order to promote coordinated, efficient access to services while focusing on early...
This course prepares students to understand the complexity of mental health disorders and substance use, and the interactional relationships between them. Students will understand concurrent disorders and their impact on individuals and families. They will also gain an understanding of treatment modalities utilized in treating concurrent disorders. Students will also develop an understanding of...
This course explores the various functional areas of business in Canada and demonstrates the interrelationship among these areas. Students are introduced to many concepts, including major business trends, the role of government in business, marketing, operations, employee-management issues, financial resources management, business ethics and social responsibility.
Understanding people and being able to work with them is one of the major keys to management and life success. In this course you will learn to identify and cope with some of the most difficult behaviours you may encounter. Topics include: personality styles, establishing rapport, body language, matching and mirroring techniques and the skills necessary to feel totally connected with individuals.