Mental Health and Addiction

About this Programme

Mental health counselling typically involves treating conditions such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other mental health disorders. Addiction counselling, on the other hand, focuses on substance abuse disorders, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, and other addictive behaviours. 

A mental health and addiction counselor can help individuals suffering from mental health disorders and addiction achieve recovery and improve their quality of life. It is the role of counselors to identify underlying issues, develop coping strategies, and manage symptoms with their clients.

Your role as a counselor is to provide compassionate and effective care that helps clients recover and improve their mental health. After completing our Mental Health and Addiction program, you can find employment in the following fields:

• Hospitals
• Community mental health centres
• Substance abuse treatment centres
• Private practice
• College and university counseling centres
• Correctional facilities
• Assisted living residences

Learning Outcomes

• Recognize physical, mental, and behavioural symptoms that could indicate addiction problems.
• Differentiation between individual and group addiction counseling.
• Accessing and interpreting your Client’s requirements,
• Trauma-specific care.
• Understand addiction and tips on dealing with it in the workplace.
• Technical and professional knowledge when dealing with people
• Suffering from mental health and addiction.

Who is this program for?

You can enroll in this program if you’re considering counseling as a future career, or if you’re a health and human resource professional looking to improve your career!

Duration

2 Months

Course Fee

N250,000

Program Courses

• Orientation Workshop
• Health and Healing: Concepts for Practice
• Clinical Prerequisite Certifications
• Healthcare Assistant: Introduction to Practice
• Health 1: Interpersonal Communications
• Health 2: Lifestyle and Choices
• Healing 1: Caring for Individuals Experiencing Common Health Challenges
• Healing 2: Caring for Individuals Experiencing Cognitive or Mental Challenges
• Healing 3: Personal Care and Assistance
• Clinical Placement in Multi-Level and/or Complex Care
• Preceptorship Placement Multi-Level/Complex
• Home Support and/or Assisted Living Practicum

Course Delivery

Assignments, tests and classes will be done at the college. Timetable will be communicated on enrollment.

Admission Requirements

You required to have:

1. A minimum of Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) academic qualification of any discipline (Art, Commercial or  Science).
2. You must be 18 years and above.

Roles of a Mental Health and Addiction Counsellor

• Assessing clients to determine their needs, identify underlying issues, and develop an appropriate treatment plan.
• Providing individual and group therapy sessions to help clients
• Develop coping strategies, improve communication skills, and manage symptoms of mental health disorders and addiction.
• Developing Treatment Plans.
• Monitoring Progress.

Career Opportunities

Graduates from this program can work in the following places :

• Hospitals.
• Community mental health centres.
• Specialty Offices.
• Substance abuse treatment centres.
• Private practice.
• College and university counseling centres.
• Correctional facilities.

Application Procedure

1. Pay a non-refundable application fee of N5,000.
2. Fill out and submit the application form.
3. As soon as you submit your application form you will get an email from us with a link to your entrance Exam, which you will attempt online.