Develop the knowledge and skills to support people with mental health and addiction issues with UCOL’s New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services) (Level 4) with strand in Mental Health and Addiction Support.
If you’re working in the industry or are interested in a career supporting the health and wellbeing of people, UCOL's New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services) (Level 4) with strand in Mental Health and Addiction Support will provide you with an entry level qualification.
You will learn how building respectful relationships with people, family or whanau in a mental health and addiction setting can change lives. You will apply values, knowledge and skills that foster hope and build resilience.
Career & Study Outcomes
Graduates of the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services) will be able to:
- Respect people's socio-cultural identity, experiences and self-knowledge
- Relate the history of Maori as tangata whenua and knowledge of person-whanau interconnectedness to one's own role in a health and wellbeing setting
- Display self-awareness, reflective practice and personal leadership
- Actively contribute to a culture of professionalism, safety and quality in the workplace
- Relate the purpose and impact of own role to the aims of the wider health and wellbeing sector
- Foster hope, support recovery and build resistance
Career options include:
- Disability support
- Diversional therapy
- Housing and budget support
- Tamariki ora support
- Field officer
- Health and wellbeing coach
- Community health worker
- Mental health and addiction support
- Social justice advocate
- Refugee support
- Community development
Course Information
- Respectful Relationships
- Bi-Culturalism and Marae Protocols
- Role Clarification
- Self Awareness
- Professional Development
Industry Connections
UCOL has relationships with a wide range of mental health and addiction service providers in the Whanganui and Manawatu regions.