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Become a catalyst for change.
Our Transformational Leadership Coach Education is for developing leaders who inspire meaningful change.
This program is for you if you are an intentional leader, an emerging coach, or a career explorer.
We offer 15 non-credit professional development certificates. Our courses provide experiential, interactive learning opportunities through online and remote training options. All of our courses are facilitated by highly qualified, knowledgeable instructors with considerable experience in their area of expertise. You can take any of the courses associated with our certificates without working towards earning the certificate.
This certificate is designed for clinicians who want to bring more presence, purpose and emotional agility to their work. With ACT's transdiagnostic, experiential approach, you'll learn to move beyond rigid protocols and diagnostic categories, connecting more deeply with what matters—to your clients and to yourself.
This certificate is designed for helping professionals—including those in mental health, social work, education, healthcare etc.—who want to deepen their understanding and expand their skills in the complex and evolving field of addictions.
At the heart of IFS is the concept of the Self. The Self is naturally calm, curious, compassionate and capable of leading your internal system. This non-pathologizing, holistic and empowering model emphasizes the client's innate capacity for self-leadership and healing, helping them to:
Ultimately, the goal of IFS is to empower the Self to lead, enabling individuals to live with greater inner peace, resilience and authenticity. The goal of this course is to transform the way you understand yourself as well as how to support others.
This certificate is offered in partnership with Red Maple Coaching and Consulting.
Designed for professionals working with children, adolescents and families, this certificate program offers a comprehensive understanding of the complex and evolving field of child and youth mental health. Through a well-designed selection of professional development courses, you'll gain insight into some of the most prevalent mental health issues affecting young people today, including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders and trauma.
This certificate is designed for social workers, counsellors and psychotherapists who want to grow as clinical supervisors or who are preparing to take on supervisory roles. Whether you're newly stepping into supervision or looking to refine your approach, this program offers the theoretical foundation and practical tools to support ethical, effective and culturally responsive supervision.
Our innovative, practical CBT certificate will introduce you to the full set of core cognitive behaviour interventions and teach you to expertly apply these skills to the most prevalent DSM-V disorders. This certificate is offered in partnership with Qualia Counselling Services.
This skill-based certificate is designed to deepen your understanding of a range of counselling theories and interventions, helping you grow as a responsive, client-centred practitioner. Through experiencing learning, you'll explore a variety of evidence-informed therapeutic approaches and gain practical tools you can integrate into your work right away.
This certificate is designed for professionals who support individuals and families through the end-of-life journey and beyond. Drawing on current research and grounded in compassionate practice, the program offers a deeper understanding of the psychological, social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of death and bereavement. Participants will explore a range of topics including traumatic loss, anticipatory grief, MAiD, and the diverse ways in which people mourn.
This certificate program offers an in-depth exploration of DBT's four independent, yet interconnected, modes of intervention: individual therapy, skills training, coaching, and consultation teams. Through a blend of theory, real-world case examples, role plays and small-group learning, you'll gain a functional understanding of each treatment component, its clinical rationale and how to apply DBT principles in diverse settings.
This certificate provides a comprehensive, skill-based introduction to key theories and evidence-informed approaches to family and couples counselling. You'll explore modalities such as emotionally focused therapy (EFT), cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), ecosystemic structural family therapy (ESFT) attachment theory and internal family systems (IFS). Each model offers unique tools to help you navigate the complexities of relationship dynamics and intervene effectively at both the individual and systemic levels.
Many professionals in the social services sector step into leadership roles with little — or no — formal training in management. This certificate is designed to bridge that gap by equipping current and aspiring leaders with the essential knowledge and skills needed to be an effective, strategic leader in any organization.
Designed for non-clinicians, this certificate will help you understand what mental health is, explain some of the most common mental illnesses and provide you with the foundational skills to help you support your staff, clients and students.
The Trauma certificate offers a comprehensive and practical foundation in trauma theory, assessment and intervention. Created for helping professionals across disciplines, this program delves into the complex and far-reaching impacts—on the body, memory and daily life. Participants will gain the skills to recognize and respond to trauma in diverse individuals, communities and systems.
Women’s mental health is shaped by a complex intersection of biological, psychological, social and cultural influences. This certificate program is designed to equip mental health professionals with the knowledge, insight and tools to provide effective, compassionate, and empowering care to women across the lifespan.
We offer non-certificate professional development programs in the Faculty of Social Work where we are dedicated to empowering professionals through a variety of innovative programs beyond our certificate offerings.
Hot topics in mental health are constantly emerging and evolving. Staying current in your knowledge and contributing to community conversations and support is critical to professional and personal development. Each year from September to June we hold monthly CBT Lunch and Learns. These 60 minute sessions will include a 50 minute presentation on a current trend, topic or issue in mental health followed by an opportunity to ask questions.
See the CBT lunch and learn page for descriptions, upcoming dates and registration.
Dare to Lead™ 2.0 is the ultimate playbook for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures. Daring leadership is a collection of four courage skill sets that are 100% teachable, measurable, and observable.
We provide customized training solutions delivered right to you, saving your organization time and money.
We will work with your agency, organization or association to provide your staff or members with a professional development program that meets your unique needs.
Contact Lynne Jordan at ljordan@wlu.ca to discuss training solutions for your organization.
We believe in the power of collaboration. We are proud to partner with leading community organizations that share our commitment to innovative education, ethical practice and training that is aimed at enriching your skills and expertise.
Our CBT program is offered in partnership with Qualia Counselling Services, a cognitive behaviour therapy clinic with offices in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Brantford and Six Nations of the Grand River. Led by Thomas Brown and Charity Fleming, Qualia provides psychotherapy, supervision, coaching and training through core values of professional excellence, strength of character, authentic community, alleviation of suffering and anti-oppressive professional practice. Our CBT instructors are all clinical supervisors, consultants and psychotherapists working at Qualia.
Our Applied Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practice certificate is provided in partnership with Red Maple Coaching and Consulting. Built on the principles of human thriving from the world of social work, and specializing in personal, leadership and organizational development, Red Maple helps people practice the ‘harder’ skills of self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Individuals and team are equipped and empowered to navigate challenges, enhance communication, connect purposefully and achieve their best.
