Get the Skills to be a Addiction Worker

Make a meaningful difference as an Addiction Worker. This diploma offers in-depth learning, hands-on training, professional certifications, and small classes. Approved by the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation, it provides a pathway to recognized standards. A 12-week internship gives real-world experience to support individuals

This 50-week diploma program prepares you with the knowledge, practical skills, and professional certifications to begin a rewarding career as an Addiction Worker. You will learn client-centered counselling techniques, group and individual support strategies, case management, relapse prevention planning, and trauma-informed care. Courses include Theories of Addiction, Pharmacology of Addictions, Lifespan Psychology, Family Dynamics, Priority Populations, Case Management, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Counselling and Trauma-Informed Care, along with essential studies in digital literacy, student success strategies, and career planning.

The program concludes with a 12-week, 300-hour internship that provides valuable hands-on experience in real-world recovery centers, outpatient clinics, and community-based organizations.

The Addiction Worker program is delivered online through live, instructor-led sessions that combine the flexibility of virtual learning with real-time interaction and support from experienced instructors. Students also have access to campus services at multiple triOS locations, including Toronto, London, Mississauga, Brampton, Kitchener, Hamilton, Ottawa, and Windsor.