Get Your Community Support Worker & Addiction Lens Micro-credential
Community Support Worker & Addictions Lens Micro – Credential
Build your skills and strengthen your career in
Canada’s growing health and Community services Sector. This short program helps you gain
practical knowledge while meeting the evolving
needs your clients and community.
What’s Included
Online session
2 weeks for each course
80 hours of the total courses
Instructor
Toffee with +15 years of experience
Community Support Worker professionals in Canada currently enjoy strong job prospects and a growing demand for skilled workers. With the increasing complexity of global Community Support Worker, there is a clear pathway to higher earnings through experience and specialized education.
The Community Support Worker is one of the
fastest growing
industries in Canada
Average Salary
$24 to $33 per hour
for a Community Support Worker in B.C
*indeed.ca; 2025
Job Opportunities in the Community Support Worker Industry
- RCommunity Support Worker
- RRehabilitation Assistant.
- R Mental Health & Addictions Support Worker
- RResidential or Outreach Support Worker
Community Support Worker Micro-credential Courses
Harm Reduction Approaches to Rehabilitation
- Harm reduction principles and continuum care
- Overdose prevention and response
- Safer practices and health promotion
- Rehabilitation supports that reduce harm
- Communication, documentation, and ethics
Trauma Informed Practice (TIP)
- Trauma foundations
- Core trauma-informed principles in service delivery
- Trauma-informed communication skills
- Case planning and referral
- Worker wellness and Ethical Practice
Co-Morbidity: Mental Health & Addiction
- Foundations of current disorders
- Screening/ observation in frontline roles
- Client-centered support planning
- Crisis and risk response
- Ethics, boundaries, and systems navigation
Indigenous Needs in Canadian Healthcare
- Historical and structural context
- Cultural safety and humility in practice
- Indigenous perspectives on wellness
- Trauma-aware, strengths-based engagement
- Ethical collaboration and accountability
Learn & Earn
