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Understand the impacts of mental health and wellness on the community and the self

Our Certificates in Mental Health and Wellness at the University of New Brunswick Saint John campus have been developed with students and working professionals in mind. The certificates are divided into two 12ch certificates to provide you with a unique and tailored educational experience.

Certificates in Mental Health and Wellness

The Certificate in Mental Health and Wellness: Fundamentals will allow you to gain general knowledge relating to health and wellness, in-depth knowledge of specific psychopathologies, the efficiency of different therapeutic interventions, communication skills, critical thinking skills, and analytical problem-solving skills.

Once enrolled in this certificate, you will take four core courses to develop your foundational understanding of mental health:

As the first certificate in the sequence, the Certificate in Mental Health and Wellness: Fundamentals can be taken on its own or used to ladder into the Certificate in Mental Health and Wellness: Community, Self, and Resilience.


The Certificate in Mental Health and Wellness: Community, Self and Resilience, will allow you to develop an understanding of how mental health and wellness impacts the self, community, and resiliency.

You will gain additional awareness of how health and wellness is applicable in different contexts, examination of how health and wellness is impacted at work, and an introduction to relevant counselling techniques.

Required course

Three of the following


These two certificates allow you to determine which level of detail is required to develop your understanding of mental health in a way that relates to your current field of interest. Upon completion you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge required to recognize the impacts of mental health and wellness on the community and the self.

Applications are welcome from anyone who is interested in learning about mental health and wellness, whether a professional working in a sector where such knowledge is relevant to their role or a university student with no prior experience in mental health or wanting to complement their training in another program. PSYC 1003 and 1004 are pre-requisites for the certificates. Get a head start by enrolling in our online PSYC 1003 and 1004!

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