Courses

In Continuing Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, we offer a range of personal and professional development courses in a range of subject areas.  Whether you are interested in increasing your awareness of mindfulness, end of life care, or mental health care, or improving your professional skills as an RN, RPN, LPN or Care Aide, we welcome your interest in our courses.

If you are looking for something specific but don’t see it in our course listings, please let us know.  We are always interested in working with our Advisory Committees to continue to meet the learning needs of health care professionals and the friends and families of their patients.

To contact us, please call our Program Assistant at 604-777-6527, or send an email to cehs@douglascollege.ca.

• Assessment and Promotion of Mental Health for LPN (PNRS 106)
• Assessment and Promotion of Mental Health for RN/RPN (PNRS 107) 
• Body Mechanics and Client Mobility (HLSC 610)
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health (MHCP 700)
• Clinical Nursing Skills Online (PNRS 552)
• Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (HLSC 300)
• Common Physiological Conditions in Mental Health (PNRS 115)
• Concepts in Community Mental Health for Non-HCAs (HLSC 612)
• Concepts in Community Mental Health for HCAs (HLSC613)
• Dementia Care (CACC 150)
• Disorders of Mental Health for LPN (PNRS 113) 
• Disorders of Mental Health for RN/RPN (PNRS 114)
• Emergency Mental Health - Framework for Practice (CMHC 711)
• Emergency Mental Health - Clinical and Diagnostic Concepts (CMHC 712)
• Emergency Mental Health - Clinical Practicum (CMHC 713)
• End of Life Caregiving (BREV 1120)
• End of Life Doula (BREV 1100)
• Health Care Assistant Practice in BC (HLSC 600)
• Health Data Classification Refresher (HDCR 540)
• Infection Prevention (HLSC 605)
• Introduction to Mental Health (MHCP 201)
• Knowledge Transfer for LPN Mental Health Nursing (PNRS 140)
• Knowledge Transfer for RN Mental Health Nursing (PNRS 141)
• Medication Basics (CACC 190)
• Medication Administration Theory (CACC 200)
• Medication Administration Lab (CACC 210)
• Mental Health First Aid: Seniors (CACC 160)
• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (BREV 1000)
• Planning, Time Management & Organization for HCAs (HLSC 615)
• Preceptorship for RN Mental Health Nursing (PNRS 125)
• Preceptorship for Psychiatric Nursing Refresher (PNRS 150)
• Professional Practice in Mental Health for LPN (PNRS 121)
• Professional Practice in Mental Health for RN/RPN (PNRS 122) 
• Psychiatric Nursing of Children and Adolescents (PNRS 700)
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation (MHCP 203)
• Release of Information (HDCR 550)
• Therapeutic Relationships in Mental Health Nursing for RN/RPN (PNRS 100)
• Therapeutic Relationships in Mental Health Nursing for LPN (PNRS 101) 
• Trauma-Informed Practice (PNRS 850) 
• Understanding Eating Disorders (HLSC 120)