Specialization in Addictions Studies

Applied Counselling students who choose this area of specialization are required to complete the (210 hours) of required courses in the Applied Counselling Certificate Program and (100 hours) of Addictions Studies courses from the list below.

The following requied and elective course options, in this specialization, are offered at The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM), 1031 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg MB. For further information, applications, and to register call AFM at (204) 944-6260 or click on the above link to access their website.

Required courses: (40 hours)

• The Fundamentals of Addictions (20 hours)
• Pharmacology and Mood Altering Drugs (formerly Pharmacology) (10 hours)
• Continuum of Recovery (formerly Relapse Management) (10 hours)

Elective Courses: (60 hours)

Students must select SIX of the following 10 hour elective courses:

• Aboriginal People and Addictions:
  What are the Issues?
• Addiction Intervention Strategies
• Families and Addictions
• Family Violence and Addictions
• Aging and Addictions
• Understanding Problem Gambling and Gambling Behaviour (formerly Understanding Problem Gambling)
• Women and Addictions
• Youth, Substance Use and Gambling (formerlyYouth and Drugs)

Completion of this specialization will be recognized on the certificate as: Applied Counselling Certificate Program: Specialization in Addictions Studies.

Students seeking credit in the Applied Counselling Certificate Program (ACC) must submit the AFM Course Transfer Request Form, their original certificate and grade letter for the AFM course(s) they have completed along with a $35 transfer fee (payable by cheque, Visa or Master Card) for each course being transferred to the ACC.

Send this information to the attention of:

Program Administrator
Applied Counselling Certificate Program
Room 166 Extended Education Complex
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg MB
R3T 2N2

Note: Original certificates and grade letters will be returned to the student.