- Level
- 1-Year Graduate Certificate
- Duration
- 1 year graduate certificate including a field plac
- Open intake
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Off-shoreSep 2027
- Field
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
Program overview
A one year graduate certificate in child mental health, covering child and adolescent development, trauma informed practice, family systems, intervention planning and supervised practice, with applied practice running through the programme, with applied practice running through the programme, with applied practice running through the programme.
The general mental health and substance use certificate at this campus is aligned, and this children’s specialism is not.
Graduate Certificate in Children’s Mental Health Services is taught at Conestoga College Doon campus, a public Ontario college. Read this carefully: the children’s mental health certificate sits below degree level and does NOT appear on Conestoga’s own list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Treat the children’s mental health certificate as carrying no post-graduation work permit unless Conestoga confirms an eligible CIP code for the children’s mental health certificate in writing. Ontario additionally requires a provincial attestation letter before any study permit application for the children’s mental health certificate.
Admission to Graduate Certificate in Children’s Mental Health Services requires a completed undergraduate diploma or equivalent at 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the children’s mental health certificate is recorded at CAD 15,844. Conestoga charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the children’s mental health certificate. The children’s mental health certificate lists three entry windows across the annual intake cycle. Apply Study Visa manages your the children’s mental health certificate application, the deposit, the offer, the attestation letter and the Canadian study permit as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed undergraduate diploma or equivalent, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 88 with 22 in every section; PTE Academic 58 with no component below 10; or the Duolingo English Test at 120.
- Application and deposit: Conestoga charges a CAD 100 application fee. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Additional requirement: A vulnerable sector police check is required for work with children. Regulated counselling and psychotherapy titles in Ontario require separate registration.
- Work rights: The children’s mental health certificate does NOT appear on Conestoga’s PGWP-aligned list. Assume no work permit unless the college confirms an eligible CIP code in writing. A PGWP also requires a language test at CLB 5 in all four abilities for college credentials, taken within two years of applying. This is separate from the English test you need for admission. No dependant work permit.
- Study permit: Apply Study Visa prepares the attestation letter request, the financial evidence and the Canadian study permit submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Child and Youth Worker: mental health services
- Family Support Worker: community agencies
- School Mental Health Worker: education settings
- Case Manager: child services
- Residential Counsellor: treatment settings
- Program Coordinator: after experience
Reality check: two closely related mental health certificates on opposite sides of the list is worth verifying directly, since the difference is not obvious.
About Conestoga College - Doon
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.7
- World rank
- #3421
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19376158572
