Indigenous Addictions Services Certificate (IASC)

The Indigenous Addictions Services Certificate is the first Aboriginal program in Canada to have received curriculum approval from the Canadian Addictions Counsellors Certification Federation (CACCF). The program is second to none and exceeds the mandatory three hundred required hours by the CACCF because it honors the holistic, experiential and academic training experience. 

Nechi Institute has built a solid reputation on providing Community Addictions Training, Advanced Counselor Training, and Program Management.  Students taking IASC will not be disappointed as this course will lead to potential career opportunities. IASC will ladder into other post-secondary institutes.   The program is comprised of 10 courses over a 9-month period. Each course is 5 days in length plus a cultural evening on the Sunday of each course week.

Courses

• IASC 101: Colonization, Decolonization, Communications and Ethics
• IASC 102: Principles of Human Development Personal Growth
• IASC 103: Addictions and Pharmacology
• IASC 104: Health Inclusion: Meeting Population Needs
• IASC 105: Assessment Principles and Processes
• IASC 106: Supportive Addictions Counselling
• IASC 107: Treatment Planning and Resource Networking
• IASC 108: Counselling and Interventions
• IASC 109: Caseload Management
• IASC 110: Relapse Prevention and Aftercare
• IASC 111: Strategic Planning, Evaluation and Proposal

Note

Course pre-requisites include:

• High school diploma with a grade of 50% in English 30 or 65% in English 33 or equivalent
• Mature admission available for those over 21 who pass an English Equivalency Exam*
• 2 references on reference form*
• Personal history questionnaire
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• One year of sobriety (if you have history of addictions)

*These can be obtained/arranged by contacting the Student Registrar at 780-459-1884