About the Program
As a Mental Health and Substance Use Worker, you’ll support individuals facing housing, mental health, and substance use challenges in a variety of community and care settings.
Working directly with clients, you will support them physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially through appropriate strategies and interventions to address their diverse needs.
Potential Job Titles
- Community Mental Health and Addictions Worker
- Mental Health and Substance Use Worker
- Community Service Worker
- Addictions Worker
- Group Home Worker
- Family Service Worker
- Veteran Services Officer
- Women’s Shelter Worker
Admission Requirements
Pre-requisites
- Grade 12 graduation or Mature Student Status (19 years of age or older)
- Grade 11-level English course or higher, or one of the following:
- Acceptable score in one of the approved LPR tests as noted above.
- Accuplacer: Reading 230, Writing 230 and WritePlacer 4
- CLBPT: No component less than 6
- English challenge exam (minimum 70%)
- Successful completion of the online Computer Skills Entrance Test (minimum 70%)
- Completion of Stenberg College informational interview as part of the admissions procedure
- Completion of a Criminal Record Consent Form under the Criminal Record Review Act as part of the admissions procedure
- Acknowledgement of the 2-year sobriety recommendation as part of the admissions procedure
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT
English is the language of instruction at Stenberg College. Therefore, all applicants must demonstrate an adequate level of English proficiency to ensure success in any program and courses by meeting one of the following minimum requirements:
- Evidence of completion of 3 years of full-time Secondary if Grades 8-12, or 2 years of Secondary if Grades 10-12, or 2 years of Post-Secondary education in English in a country where English is one of the principal languages. (Language courses cannot be included in this calculation)
OR
- Submit the results of one of the accepted English language proficiency tests at the score level specific to the program as listed in the admission requirements below.
- IELTS Academic – Overall band score of 6.0 with no component less than 5.5
- Duolingo – Overall score of 105 with no component less than 85
- CELPIP – Overall score of 7 with no component less than 6
- TOEFL – Minimum overall score of 68
- CAEL – Minimum overall score of 50
- Pearson PTE Academic – Minimum overall score of 50
OR
- Mature students who are 19 years of age or older at the start of the program and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who cannot access their educational records or provide sufficient evidence of secondary or post-secondary education as outlined above can:
- complete an English Language Attestation to confirm completion of 3 years of full-time instruction in English in a country where English is one of the principal languages, AND
- complete an Accuplacer Next Generation English Assessment with minimum scores of: Reading 230, Writing 230 and WritePlacer 4
*Please note: This program is not eligible for the post-graduate work permit program.
