Classroom courses & events
NEW! Spiritual and Religious Care Visitor Training
We offer ‘Spiritual and Religious Care Visitor Training’ for clergy/faith-group leaders and lay ministers from various religions/faith-groups
to enhance their skills in visiting patients/clients in hospitals and other institutions. The 7 week – 20 hours training will
be held on multiple dates from September 9 to October 21, 2009. The course will address topics such as theological foundations
for spiritual and religious care in major world religions, an overview of mental illness and addiction, listening skills,
boundaries and ethics. Learn more.

Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) Workshop
The MMT workshop is being replaced with the Opioid Dependence Treatment Program. This program prepares physicians, pharmacists,
nurses and counsellors to provide a comprehensive range of services for people with opioid dependence, including assessment
for opioid dependence, methadone or buprenorphine maintenance treatments when appropriate, counselling, case management, and
referral to withdrawal management services if appropriate.

The TEACH Project
The Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation Counselling and Health (TEACH) Project is designed to ensure that individuals in the public, private and non-profit sectors who provide counselling services to
tobacco users obtain knowledge and skill in the delivery of intensive cessation interventions. Our core program offers evidence
based knowledge about tobacco use and practical skills in cessation counselling. Our supplementary courses offer counselling
approaches for special populations such as aboriginal people, sexually diverse and gender diverse people, youth, people with
concurrent disorders, people who use other substances; and pregnant women.

Fundamentals of Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment
This interactive workshop provides physicians, pharmacists, nurses and counsellors with the knowledge and skills needed for
the appropriate use of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid dependence.
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Content updated:
August 06, 2009 9:57 AM