Focused on fostering hope and resilience, this programme prepares you for impactful roles such as residential or community  support worker either in mental health or addiction. You'll gain practical strategies to empower others while developing self-awareness, leadership, and professionalism.

What you will learn

When you complete this qualification you will be able to:

• Apply mental health and/or addiction tools and strategies when working alongside tangata, family and/or whānau to support autonomy, foster hope, and develop resilience
• Engage and communicate with tangata, family and/or whānau accessing social and community services in a manner which respects their socio-cultural identity, experiences and self-knowledge
• Apply knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to honour the history and context of Māori as tangata whenua and apply knowledge of person-whānau interconnectedness to own role in a health and wellbeing setting
• Demonstrate self-awareness, reflective practice, personal leadership and self-care in a health and wellbeing setting
• Actively contribute to a culture of professionalism, safety and quality in a health and wellbeing organisation
• Use knowledge of the aims and purpose(s) of the wider health and wellbeing sectors to reflect on their impact on own role.

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Career opportunities

If you graduate with the NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services) (Level 4) (Mental Health and Addiction Support) certificate you may be employed in roles such as mental health and addiction support worker, addiction programme facilitator, day programme facilitator, caregiver, and residential support worker.