community mental health and addictions worker course

Overcoming anxiety

As Michelle read the letter of recommendation from her instructor, Allen Hoolaeff, she filled with emotion, “He wrote, ‘Michelle creates opportunities for her clients to become who they want to be. She is a strong leader but does not accomplish…
Michelle wearing her Student of the Year gown. She graduated at 50 and now helps other wounded women to heal.

To Keep on Going Down a Fantastic Road

Well as my practicum and my school experience is winding down I find myself confident is saying that I have indeed found what has been calling to me. For years…
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Challenging My Ideas of Harm Reduction

Hey everyone This is officially my first entry of 2015, wow what a year 2014 turned out to be. Sorry for there being such a large gap since my last…
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Helping Yourself Before Helping Others

As my experience here at Stenberg College was beginning I believe I mentioned that I wasn’t really stressed. I had a few of the nervous little butterflies but not to…
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My Courses So Far

Hello faithful readers, I am back. I just wanted to take some time and reflect on my courses over the last 5 going on 6 months. We started off the…
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Learning about Mental Health

Right now I am in the middle of taking a course on mental health, concurrent disorders and psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR). It is an 8 week long course where we learn…
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Instructors Making an Impact

Hi everyone, guess who?  I hope all faithful blog readers are doing well. I was presented with somewhat of a problem as I was given the idea to write about…
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Adjusting to School

Hi everyone I am back. People have asked me about my transition into full time school when I have not been to school in 25 years. I have to say…
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Where I Am Now

It came to a point in my life where I needed to make a change in my career. Work was getting slow for me and I lost the overall enjoyment…
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A Real-Life Classroom

Hi all, Since last January, my cohort has been placed in Vancouver, so that we get a “feel” for the downtown atmosphere. We have had some unexpected surprises (I will…
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