CDI CAREER COLLEGE
Addictions and Community Services Worker
Program offered is a Diploma.
Reward yourself with a multi-faceted career that is committed to assisting alcohol and drug abuse clients within your community. CDI College's Addictions and Community Services Worker diploma caters to students who are interested in working in the professional health care sector. Students are introduced to a wide range of core skills including writing, file management, assessment and treatment planning, counselling, and communications. Since addictions and community service workers are required to interact with clients and health care professionals on a daily basis, these core skills are essential to the job. Additionally, students study the topics of psychology, pharmacology, addiction prevention and intervention, and other medical areas. Each student must complete a total of 320 hours over the course of 8 weeks in a mandatory clinical placement. CDI College provides a Career and Employment Strategies course that covers job searching and interviewing techniques, resume writing, and job counselling services to help students prepare for the work world. Graduates provide support in child, youth, and family social services, alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence and senior care and career opportunities exist in group homes, correctional and community mental health centres, and facilities for the physically and developmentally handicapped.
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