Addiction and Mental Health
The Addiction and Mental Health certificate is an online program with a primary focus on advancing practice in addiction and mental health, particularly those requiring addiction and mental health services.
Value is placed on the public/person perspectives as integral to advancing addiction and mental health practice and policy guided by collaboration in listening, planning, and enacting change that is helpful and empowering for clients and their identified supports.
The four courses are designed for working professionals, drawing on an advanced theoretical, experiential, and research base to enable graduates to integrate and demonstrate advanced practice and collaborative leadership.
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Graduate Certificate Connect Dates
UCalgary Nursing offers all Graduate Certificate courses online.
All courses in this program require students to attend instructor-led Connect Days, which are delivered online at scheduled dates and times (as listed in course outline). Students who do not attend Connect Days will normally be withdrawn from the associated course, as per the Graduate Calendar.
Student Connect days are scheduled in a virtual format.
July 12, 2025
SUMMER 2025
NURS 618
1 day July 12
Sept. 20, 2025
FALL 2025
NURS 612
2 days Sept 20 & Nov 22
Nov. 22, 2025
FALL 2025
NURS 612
2 days Sept 20 & Nov 22
Jan. 17, 2026
WINTER 2026
NURS 614
2 days January 17 & March 7
March 7, 2026
WINTER 2026
NURS 614
2 days January 17 & March 7
May 23, 2026
SPRING 2026
NURS 616
2 days May 23 & 24
May 24, 2026
SPRING 2026
NURS 616
2 days May 23 & 24
July 11, 2026
SUMMER 2026
NURS 618
1 day July 11
NURS 612 - Fall 2025
Theories and Models of Addiction and Mental Health: Advanced Assessment, Screening, and Practice Implications
Selected theories and models of addiction and mental health relevant to advancing specialized practice and including advanced assessment, screening and implications for practice innovation and leadership.
NURS 614 - Winter 2026
Therapeutic Practices: Treatment Planning and Recovery
Selected interventions and therapeutic practices for symptom management and optimizing functioning in recovery framework including therapeutic relationships, counseling (individual, group, family), motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychopharmacology, and mindfulness.
*Prerequisite(s): NURS 612
NURS 616 - Spring 2026
Integration of Addictions and Mental Health Knowledge, Values, and Practices
Specialized seminar focused on integration of advanced knowledge, practice, and ethics, and development of a proposal for a focused demonstration of advanced knowledge and practice in addictions and mental health.
*Prerequisite(s): NURS 614
NURS 618 - Summer 2026
Specialized Practice Demonstration: Advancing Addictions and Mental Health Practice
Students implement, evaluate, report, and formulate ongoing recommendations associated with a focused demonstration of advanced knowledge and practice in addictions and mental health nursing.
*Prerequisite(s): NURS 616
Still have questions, contact the Graduate Programs Office