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Advantages of Working as a Recreational Therapy Professional

Therapeutic recreation with an emphasis on gerontology focuses on promoting healthy living for seniors through physical exercise as well as a wide variety of social and mental activities. Certified recreational…

The Pharmacology Demon? Bah humbug…

Well it turns out pharmacology has a bark that is much louder than its bite in terms of how difficult the class is. I actually have to sit back and…

Helping BC Stay “Clean” as a Community Mental Health and Addictions Worker

The province of British Columbia has a 12.85% substance abuse rate, which is slightly higher than Canada’s national average of 11%. To combat this number, there is an increased need…

Courses in the Mental Health & Addictions Worker Program

Reflecting on some of my courses over last 12 or so months, I have to say some of these courses have really helped me grow up and change. I’m going…

Counselling Therapist

Addiction Recovery and Employment: Career Counselling as a Community Service

Recovering from a substance addiction can sometimes be a long, difficult road. Finding and keeping employment can seem overwhelming to a person in recovery, but thankfully, those pursuing a mental…

Balancing School and Life

How do I balance school and life? Sometimes I balance both well, and other times, not so well. Balancing school and work or work and family life can be challenging….

As a New Day Approaches

As it gets closer to the exciting day that we are all here training for, I have to sit and reflect on some of the classes we have taken throughout…

Therapeutic Recreation Assistant

Important Milestones in Gerontology

Gerontology, the study of aging, can be divided into four major areas: Biological Psychological Social Cognitive The goal of gerontology is to gain a greater understanding of the aging process…

Going Back to School Full-Time

Going back to school full-time for me is a lot like riding a bike. The only difference is the bike is now a Go-Kart and everything you know about riding…

Three Life Changing Moments At Stenberg

Hi everyone, I am beginning to feel excitement in the air as the end of our program is drawing nearer. I have very mixed feelings on this as I am…

Why Community Support Work?

Why CSW? Short answer: Why not? Long answer: Hello, my name is Mayon Marcelino, and the reason why I’m in the Community Support Worker program is because of something that…

About Mayon

My name is Mayon Marcelino, I’m a 31 year-old Filipino-Canadian male and I’m proud to be in the Community Support Work program at Stenberg College. Exactly one year ago, I…

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I completed my Education Assistant program online in June 2019. This is an excellent program with amazing and welcoming staff. Stenberg is a great college…

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Advantages of Working as a Recreational Therapy Professional

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Helping BC Stay “Clean” as a Community Mental Health and Addictions Worker

Courses in the Mental Health & Addictions Worker Program

Addiction Recovery and Employment: Career Counselling as a Community Service

Balancing School and Life

As a New Day Approaches

Important Milestones in Gerontology

Going Back to School Full-Time

Three Life Changing Moments At Stenberg

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