Stenberg College

Community Mental Health & Addictions Worker

Do you want a rewarding and fulfilling career that can allow you to have a positive impact on a community? If so, the Community Mental Health & Addictions Worker program from Stenberg College could be the perfect choice for your career training.

This in-depth program is taught within a classroom in the Portland Hotel Society Station Street Housing Project, and follows a curriculum created in partnership with industry agencies that are involved in supporting those with addictions and mental health challenges. The classes contain a balanced mix of communications, sociology, psychology, public policy, and pharmacology, including:

• Occupational health/self care – staying healthy, setting boundaries, dealing with vicarious trauma
• Communities and well-being – social inequality, understanding poverty, youth homelessness
• Understanding government resources – national housing strategies, drug policies
• Mental health and psychosocial rehabilitation – life skills mentoring, concurrent disorders
• Pharmacology – basic pharmacology in mental health and substance abuse

Stenberg College will also allow you to receive plenty of real-world experience through job shadowing and integrated observational experiences. Plus, you can participate in a four-week, 160-hour practicum within addictions and mental health facilities.

Request more information today to find out how you can graduate ready to pursue fulfilling entry-level positions, such as Social Service Worker, Community Support Worker, Employment Counselor, Addictions Worker, Shelter Resource Worker, and Case Manger!