Community Collaboration in Addictions and Mental Health

The Community Collaboration in Addictions and Mental Health graduate certificate at Fleming College in Peterborough, Ontario is a one-year post-graduate program for those who want to specialise in supporting people affected by addictions and mental-health challenges. Building on a prior diploma or degree, you will study concurrent disorders, counselling and case-management skills, harm reduction, trauma-informed and culturally responsive practice, group facilitation, and collaborative, community-based approaches to care. A field placement provides supervised, real-world experience.

You will learn to build therapeutic relationships, assess and support clients with complex needs, apply harm-reduction and recovery-oriented approaches, and collaborate across services and communities to deliver effective, joined-up support. The program emphasises ethics, compassion and evidence-informed practice. Graduates pursue roles as addictions and mental-health workers, community outreach workers, case managers, harm-reduction workers and program coordinators in agencies, treatment programs, health services and community organisations. With mental-health and addiction support in high and growing demand, career prospects are strong and meaningful. International students gain valuable Canadian post-graduate human-services experience and a specialised credential that deepens their existing qualification. If you are compassionate and committed to helping people and communities heal, this graduate certificate offers a focused, rewarding pathway into specialised support work.

With Fleming’s hands-on facilities and strong industry links in Peterborough, graduates leave ready to step confidently into roles such as Addictions Counsellor / Worker, equipped with the practical, Canadian-ready skills today’s employers actively seek.