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. 

Care and Bereavement 

Caring for Your Senior: A Guide to Care and Navigation (CACC 300)
Dementia Care (CACC 150)
End of Life Doula (BREV 1100)
Indigenous End-of-Life Guide (BREV 1102)
Mental Health First Aid: Seniors (CACC 160)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (BREV 1000)

General Health Professional Development

Child and Adolescent Mental Health (MHCP 700)
Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (HLSC 300)
Emergency Mental Health - Framework for Practice (CMHC 711)
Emergency Mental Health - Clinical and Diagnostic Concepts (CMHC 712)
Emergency Mental Health - Clinical Practicum (CMHC 713)
Introduction to Mental Health (MHCP 201)
Oral Trauma Informed Care (HLSC 210)
Psychosocial Rehabilitation (MHCP 203)

HCA Professional Development 

Body Mechanics and Client Mobility (HLSC 610)
Health Care Assistant Practice in BC (HLSC 600)
Infection Prevention (HLSC 605)
Medication Basics (CACC 190)
Medication Administration Theory (CACC 200)
Medication Administration Lab (CACC 210)
Planning, Time Management & Organization for HCAs (HLSC 615)

Health Authority Requirements 

N95 Mask Fit Testing (CNUR 100)
Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum (MHCP 610)
PVPC Refresher (MHCP 611)

Health Information Management 

Health Data Classification Refresher (HDCR 540)
Release of Information (HDCR 550)

LPN Professional Development

Assessment and Promotion of Mental Health for LPN (PNRS 106)
Disorders of Mental Health for LPN (PNRS 113) 
Knowledge Transfer for LPN Mental Health Nursing (PNRS 140)
Professional Practice in Mental Health for LPN (PNRS 121)
Therapeutic Relationships in Mental Health Nursing for LPN (PNRS 101) 

RN/RPN Professional Development

Assessment and Promotion of Mental Health for RN/RPN (PNRS 107)
Clinical Nursing Skills Online (PNRS 552)
Common Physiological Conditions in Mental Health (PNRS 115)
Disorders of Mental Health for RN/RPN (PNRS 114)
Knowledge Transfer for RN Mental Health Nursing (PNRS 141)
Preceptorship for RN Mental Health Nursing (PNRS 125)
Preceptorship for Psychiatric Nursing Refresher (PNRS 150)
Professional Practice in Mental Health for RN/RPN (PNRS 122) 
Psychiatric Nursing of Children and Adolescents (PNRS 700)
Therapeutic Relationships in Mental Health Nursing for RN/RPN (PNRS 100)