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BEAHR Environmental Monitoring

MHR Mining Essentials

Mining Plus

Work Practices

Engines Systems

Electrical Electronic and Emissions

Drive Train Systems

Suspension Streeing and Brake Systems

Air Conditioning Systems

Engine Systems

Electrical Electronic Emission Systems

Drive Train Systems

Suspension Steering and Brake Systems

Electronic Climate Control

Engine Systems

Electricity Electronics & Emissions

Drive Train Systems

Suspension/Steering Brake Systems

Drafting & BLueprint Reading

Designed to provide students with basic fundamentals of drafting and related numerical applications, line work, scales, orthographic projections, dimensioning as well as to understand and read blueprints, drawing interpretation.

Industrial Maintenance I

The student will demonstrate safe and proper use of hand and power tools such as drill presses and grinding machines. The learner will be exposed to safe hoisting and rigging, layout methods, fasteners, the evolution of tools (with an emphasis to Northern Ontario), rope use and care. Trade calculations and relevant shop projects will be included.

Metrology/Machine Shop I

Machine Shop safety and procedures will be applied, as well as precision measurements and accurate trade calculations, layout tools and techniques, safe and proper use of lathes and milling machines, vertical and horizontal band saws.

Welding & Fabrication I

Students are introduced to safe soldering methods (hard and soft) solders, safe welding procedures in both oxy-acetylene and manual arc welding, application and selection of electrodes, types and applications of structural steels, pipes and tubing, various weld layouts and fastening, techniques used in flat and horizontal welding for both manual arc welding and gas metal arc welding.

Power Transmission I

This course allows the student to understand basic installation blueprints for machinery layout, leveling, and coupling alignment. Students will be able to apply mathematical concepts relative to layout methods, identify couplings, shafts and keys, and relate to various types of fasteners, bearings, lubrication and seals.

Drafting & Intro to AutoCAD

This course introduces students to the techniques involved in producing drawings by computer. The students gain basic knowledge in selecting menu items to create and edit a drawing and set the parameters necessary to produce the desired plotted output.

Machine Shop II

This course covers machining techniques and machine tool set-ups and sequencing machine operations. The selection of work holding devices and set-ups are reviewed, machining of non-ferrous metals, alloy and hardened steels are applied. Computer Numerical Control machining is introduced.

Welding & Fabrication II

The student is introduced to safe welding procedures in manual arc welding methods, application and selection of electrodes for position welding, identification of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, steel numbering system, types and uses of sheet and structural steels, uses of various fastening methods used in steel and sheet metal fabrication, techniques in vertical position. Students will also be introduced to gas metal arc welding procedures in a fabrication set-up.

Power Transmission II

This course is a system approach to industrial drive components that includes sprockets, clutches, pump assembly and disassembly, reduction units and brakes. In addition, the students will be introduced to conventional shaft alignments and optical alignments, trouble shoot equipment and diagnose problems.

Introductory Hydraulics

The student will be able to understand the basic characteristics of fluids and the laws regarding pressure, force, fluid/air flow, hydrostatics and hydrodynamics: hydraulic and pneumatic components, reservoirs, pumps, filters, control valves, accumulators, valve symbols, circuit interpretation, trouble shooting, installation and maintenance.

Electrical Circuits I

This course will introduce the students to atomic theory, voltage, amperage, resistance, D.C. generation, electrical circuits, A.C. generation, D.C. and A.C. single and three phase motors, electrical control circuits, electrical hazards and safety, protective devices, insulating and grounding, practical use of measuring equipment: voltmeter, ohmmeter, ammeter and fuse testers.

Industrial Fabrication

The students will utilize previously learned procedures, applications and selection of methods of industrial layout, structural shapes, fastening methods and practical techniques of fabrication. The course content will rely on previous classes in both theory and practical exercises, which will be assisted with a blend of instruction methods including lectures, discussion independent and group study, internet and guest speakers.

Industrial Fab/Field Placement

Students will be placed for a total 50 hrs throughout the second semester in selected industry throughout the Northern Ontario region and are expected to satisfactorily perform basic functions under the supervision of industry personnel. Performance evaluations will be conducted by both industry supervisors and college staff.

Connections to Land and Self

Connections to Land and Self will further Learners’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes when working with traditional teachings of All My Relations. Concepts within All My Relations include relationality with the natural world and the importance of this Indigenous Mental Wellness Program 17 relationship when delivering approaches for individual and community mental health needs. The course will consist of land-based practices, and their uses to support culture-based healing, the role of ceremony, diverse landscapes or ways to connect based on location (i.e. urban and rural), and how the land can support connections to the self. The course will result in a creative implementation strategy to enhance individual and community relationships with the natural order to encourage healing and wellness.

Harm Reduction and Restorative Practices

This course explores the intersection of Indigenous knowledge systems, harm reduction, and restorative justice practices, offering a comprehensive understanding of how these frameworks can contribute to healing and transformation in Indigenous communities. Students will engage with traditional Indigenous perspectives on wellness and justice, learning how these perspectives can be integrated with contemporary harm reduction strategies and restorative practices to address issues such as substance use, community violence, and systemic marginalization.

Mental Wellness and Diverse Identities

This course explores the specific impacts of colonization on identity, gender and sexuality within Indigenous communities and introduces Learners to the related issue of mental wellness within diverse populations. The course will discuss the history of diverse identities, the impacts of homophobia and transphobia on mental wellness, and systemic barriers for 2SLGBTQQIA+ and racialized folks within the mental health system. The course will consider diverse experiences within the healthcare sector and how it has impacted individual relations with identity in direct relation to mental health. An important focus of the course is Indigenous ways of knowing and doing, including returning to traditional concepts of diverse identities to strengthen mental wellness within community. The course will equip Learners with skills to advocate for diverse populations within the mental health sector and address related systemic barriers.

Stories from Our Ancestors

Storytelling is an integral aspect of every Indigenous community. To the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, storytelling is both a vehicle of knowledge transference and cultural maintenance. In practice, these stories – and the ability to tell stories – are the ultimate expression of individual and communal sovereignty. Indigenous stories can challenge assumptions, heal traumas, provide laughter, and inspire activism. Through this, stories illustrate values and beliefs, while providing an outlet for individual expression. This course investigates storytelling as a means of affirming positive Mental Health and Wellness. Many Indigenous stories are presented with morals but no definitive conclusions; allowing individuals to self-prescribe the appropriate lesson at the appropriate time. Learners will discuss where Indigenous storytelling can strengthen existing Mental Health and Wellness programs; both within and outside Indigenous communities (e.g. Therapeutic Storytelling). Further, Learners will consider how Indigenous traditional stories and languages serve as medicine for both individuals and communities.

Cultivating a Good Mind in the Workplace

This course provides a roadmap for workplace harmony by presenting and evaluating culturally based strategies for strong, long-lasting mental health and wellness. Learners will determine strategies for the effective promotion of mental health and wellness in the workplace; with a particular emphasis placed on the workplace experiences of Indigenous workers and those working in Indigenous organizations. Where possible, Learners will engage with traditional Indigenous knowledge to devise strategies routinely absent from most workspaces. Topics include: general mental health awareness and skill-building for employees, leadership and management training, burnout, remote working, returning to work, self-care and work-life balance, and neurodiversity in the workplace.

Fostering Identity and Belonging

This course will explore the relationship between identity, belonging and mental wellness. Specifically, what happens when someone has not had the opportunity to accept their identity and/or relation to the world. Throughout the entirety of the course, Learners will have the opportunity to reflect on and engage with their relationships with Spirit, Creation, Land, Water, Cosmos, Ancestors, Community, Culture, and Self in reference to where they are today. This assessment and reflections will reinforce the importance of Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing, understood and supported through Culture. Culture plays an integral role in fostering one’s identity in relation to their position in the world. Relationships and Kinship are recognized as a key component in Culture – both in everyday practice and in ceremony – which plays a key role in understanding where someone belongs within society. This course will explore historical factors that have shaped current relationships within communities, but more-so will focus on how Indigenous communities have restored community relationships and personal identity through cultural practices. All in which will demonstrate to Learners how to create inclusive spaces that foster identity, belonging and wholistic well-being.

Indigenous Ethics in Healing Work

Indigenous Ethics in Healing Work investigates the intersection of ethics, healing, practitioner responsibilities, and Indigenous cultural safety to equip Learners with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to navigate mental health and wellness spaces. The course includes primers on the main branches of ethics (meta, normative, and applied) to self-affirm Indigenous Ethics founded in honour, trust, honesty, and humility. These community-driven, Indigenous Ethical principles promote relationality and devise strategies to address inherent power imbalances in Western healthcare systems – with particular emphasis on the stigmatization many Indigenous peoples seeking treatment face. For Indigenous communities, wellness requires a self-determined approach to balance and harmony; in other words, a strength-based focus rooted in traditional teachings, medicines, and ceremonies. Beyond frontline considerations, Learners will engage with cultural humility – a process of self-reflection geared toward recognizing personal and systemic biases that influence how mental health challenges are perceived in community.

Indigenous Humour as Resiliency

This course will explore Indigenous Humor as a strengths-based approach to resiliency and healing. Indigenous humour and laughter support our communities since time immemorial. Within Indigenous communities, humour is understood as good medicine for the mind, body and spirit. Literature further supports this notion as laughter is understood to alleviate stress, anger, anxiety, grief, and depression and in turn can lead to an enhanced immune system, lowered blood pressure and reduced stress hormones in the body (Lindquist, 2016). This course will provide Learners with the knowledge and tools necessary to have Mino Bimaadiziwin (The Good Life) utilizing to Indigenous humour as resiliency.

Indigenous Trauma Work

This course offers Learners an overview of colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous communities, with a specific focus on the effects and impacts of trauma. Learners will critically analyze conceptions of trauma, how the term is defined, and the differences of understanding amongst various populations. We will reflect on how trauma operates within individuals, families, and communities. Finally, we will turn our attention a variety of wholistic practices- such as medicine, ceremony, and community- that help in the process of overcoming trauma.

Nurturing Wellness Across the Lifecycles

Nurturing Wellness Across the Lifecycles will explore mental health practices at each of the life’s stages: infant, toddler, child, youth, young adult, parent, grandparent, and Elder. Unpacking the traditional roles associated with each stage, this course examines barriers to health and the effects of western society on Indigenous wellness (for example when the elderly are sent into a “home” and no longer visited or connected across the fire). Learners will also explore paths of growth, healing, balance, and strength that contribute to mental wellness throughout the lives of individuals and community.

Applied Physics I

This course is designed to develop an understanding of fundamental concepts and applications in basic mechanics. After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to perform unit conversions and solve problems involving motion, forces, work, and energy. Vectors will be introduced at a conceptual level.

Engineering Graphics

This course is designed to provide students with basic fundamentals of drafting and related numerical applications, line work, scales, orthographic projections, dimensioning, blueprint reading, drawing interpretation, using both hand and CAD techniques.

Mechanical Practices

The student will demonstrate safe and proper use of hand and power tools such as drill presses and grinding machines. The learner will be exposed to safe hoisting and rigging, layout methods, fasteners, the evolution of tools (with an emphasis to Northern Ontario) and rope use and care. Trade calculations and relevant shop projects will be included.

Machine Shop 1 - Theory

This course is designed to supply theory and background to the Machine Shop 1 practical course. Students will learn trade calculations, theory, safety, and operation. Using measuring tools, layout tools, drill press’, bandsaws, and metal lathes will be covered.

Machine Shop 1 - Practical

In this course machine shop safety and procedures will be applied. Students will learn to take precise measurements with the appropriate equipment, apply trade calculations, use layout tools and techniques while learning the use of the drill press, bandsaws, and lathe.

Welding Practices I

Students are introduced to safe soldering methods and welding procedures. Oxyacetylene, manual arc welding and electrode selections are covered. Types and applications of structural steels, pipes, tubing, weld layouts, and fastening techniques used in flat and horizontal welding for both manual arc welding and gas metal arc welding are discussed and practiced.

Applied Physics II

This course is a continuation of MX110 and is designed to develop a further understanding of concepts and applications in basic mechanics. After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to solve problems involving vectors using right-angle trigonometry, momentum, concurrent and parallel forces, torque, rotational motion, and simple machines.

Machine Shop 2 - Theory

This course is designed to supply theory and background to the Machine Shop 2 practical course. Students will learn threading, milling, dividing and indexing, and grinding theory. They will gain materials knowledge, calibrations, and an introduction to sampling and quality assurance.

Machine Shop 2 - Practical

In this course machine shop safety and procedures will be applied. Students will learn to cut threads, how to use the milling machine, dividing and indexing, and grinding.

Welding Practices II

The student is introduced to safe welding procedures in manual arc welding methods, application and selection of electrodes for position welding, identification of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, steel numbering system, types and uses of sheet and structural steels, uses of various fastening methods used in steel and sheet metal fabrication, techniques in vertical position. Students will also be introduced to gas metal arc welding procedures in a fabrication set-up.

Introduction to Electricity

This course is designed to introduce and develop basic knowledge of Electrical Theory and safe practices. It presents an overview of electrical instruments, devices, principles, operation, theory, and controls used in industry.

Power Transmission I

This subject allows the student to understand basic installation blueprints for machinery layout, leveling and coupling alignment. Students will be able to apply mathematical concepts relative to layout methods, identify couplings, shafts and keys, and examine the various types of fasteners, various types of bearings, lubrication and seals.

Industrial Design I

The goal of this course is to teach students how to use CAD, specifically SolidWorks to build parametric models of parts and assemblies. Production drawings and drawing standards will be introduced.

Statics

The physical science course introduces the learner to a branch of mechanics that deals with the state of rest of bodies under the action of external forces. The first mechanics course; of a series, forms the foundation for most engineering principles and is an indispensable prerequisite to any technical analysis and design. In this course, the learner will examine in detail the relationship of the equilibrium of rigid bodies subjected to external forces. This concept forms the basis of the expression of Newton's 3rd Law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton's other Laws of Mechanics will also be applied.

Strength of Materials

This course forms the second of a series of courses that introduces the student to Mechanics, a general science dealing with bodies subjected to forces. Statics deals with the Mechanics of Forces, whereas this course deals with the Mechanics of Materials. Through this field of study, the learner will examine the behaviours that loaded objects in equilibrium go through, depending on their type of material. This is a microscopic view of what is happening within the object due to external forces distributed internally, creating a cross-sectional phenomenon called stress. The course also examines how the object or structure reacts, resulting in another dimensional change called strain. This course will further expand the learner’s awareness to analyze complex structures and introduce other concepts of Advanced Structural Design.

Power Transmission II

This course is a system approach to industrial drive components that includes couplings, sprockets, chain drives, belt drives, gear drives, clutches and brakes. The student will also explore the trouble shooting and diagnosing equipment.

Industrial Design II

This course is a continuation of M271 and further develops the students CAD and production drawing abilities.

Fluid Power

The student will learn the basic characteristics of fluids and the laws regarding pressure, force, fluid/air flow, hydrostatics and hydrodynamics. Hydraulic and pneumatic components will be examined, including reservoirs, pumps, filters, control valves and accumulators. Symbols, circuit interpretation, trouble shooting, installation and maintenance of systems will also be covered.

Introduction to Thermodynamics

The object of this course is to give the students destined for the mechanical trades an introduction to thermodynamics. This course covers temperature, pressure, volume relationships for gasses specific heat, the relationship between heat and work, heat engines, and heat transfer.

Introduction to CNC

This course is an introductory course to CNC machines their use and basic programming.  CNC part production, tooling and fixture design will also be covered while introducing concepts of quality assurance, sampling, continuous improvement, calibrations, and sustainability.  SolidWorks will be used to assist in CNC projects and assignments.

Power Transmission III

In this course students will continue to build on their knowledge using technical and manufacturers manuals in rebuilding and maintaining various equipment and techniques not covered under Power Transmission one and two. Equipment includes items such as laser alignments, material handling, prime movers, pumps, compressors and fans.

Advanced Structural Design

This course completes the introductory concepts of Statics and Strength of Materials. The course will allow the student to examine a structural assembly in order to design structural and machine components to withstand applicable loadings by applying the appropriate principles and associated formulae.

Fluid Mechanics

This course is an introduction to fluids, their properties and coherent units of measurement. Pressure, vapour pressure, vacuum and Pascal's Law will be studied with an emphasis on pressure measuring devices. Buoyance, Bernoulli's equation, flow of fluids, velocity and flow measuring instruments will also be explored.

Advanced Calculus

In this advanced course in calculus, students learn several methods of integration: Maclaurin, Taylor and Fourier series, various types of first and second order differential equations, an introduction to Laplace transforms and applications to the mechanical, electrical/electronic technologies.

Advanced Dynamics

In this course, students learn about kinematics of particles: rectilinear motion, planar curvilinear motion using various coordinate frames (such as rectangular, normal-tangential and radial-transverse), and analysis using Newton’s Second Law. Students also study the kinematics of rigid bodies: translation, rotation, general planar motion, forces and accelerations, mass moment of inertia, and static forces in machines.

Research Project I

In the two Research Project courses, students complete an independent technical project. These courses mirror working conditions that are frequently encountered in industry; that is, they are a self-directed, comprehensive study of a specific topic in the student's field, one not covered in other courses. In Research Project I, students prepare a detailed project schedule, meet weekly with faculty and industry advisors, prepare weekly progress reports, and deliver a formal technical project proposal. In the selected research project, students incorporate the following technology design aspects of a selected product: incorporate design synthesis process, apply some design methods, use some tools for designing the selected product, apply some graphical communication, related prototyping and proof of concept, introduce some related economic analysis and costing, ensure team organization, management and professionalism and ethics in the design process. Students begin work on the project in this course in preparation for project completion in Research Project II.

Mechanical Lab I

The Mechanical Lab 1 course supplements and supports the Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Dynamics courses with practical learning. Lab topics in Advanced Fluid Mechanics include application of the Energy Principle, experimental determination of minor losses and losses in series/parallel pipeline systems and pump selection through given parameters. Lab topics in Dynamics include rigid links, cams and gears.

Advanced Fluid Mechanics

In this course, students learn about fundamentals and advanced topics of fluid mechanics. Topics include the nature of fluids and the study of fluid mechanics, viscosity of fluids, pressure measurement, forces due to static fluids, buoyancy, flow of fluids, general energy equation, Reynolds number and energy losses due to friction, minor losses, series pipeline systems, pump selection and application, flow measurement, forces due to fluids in motion, and drag and lift.

Engineering Operations and Management

In this course, students learn concepts required to design competitive manufacturing systems. Topics include continuous improvement, cellular layouts, line balancing, equipment pay-back, cycle times, multi-product production and cost estimation. In this course students learn concepts required to design and operate competitive manufacturing/industrial systems. Topics include product-production design interaction, facilities location and layout, material handling, work measurement, financial compensation, human factors, operations planning and control, quality control, linear programming, inventory control, and project management.

Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

In this course students build upon fundamentals from previous study in the application of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Concepts will include: phase-change processes, property diagrams (p-T, p-v and T-v diagrams), thermodynamic tables, work, heat and energy transfer, heat transfer mechanisms (conduction, convection, radiation), thermal resistance analogy, application of the 1st-Law of thermodynamics to (a) a process, (b) a cycle of a closed system, energy analysis of closed systems, applications of the 1st-law for steady-state-steady-flow processes and devices, and heat exchangers.

Metrology & Quality Control

This course is dedicated to quality systems and learning the theory behind basic metrology. Students gain a theoretical understanding of calibration techniques and learn calibration standards, statistical process control, and methods of measurement using different measuring devices.

Machine Design

In this course students learn how to design, select and integrate common machine elements found in mechanical devices and systems including shafts, bearings, springs, gears, cams, belts, and chains. Students will also analyze the performance of fasteners and welded joints in various loading conditions and be introduced to failure mechanisms.

Advanced Dynamics of Machines

In this course students learn Kinetics of particles, work of a force, kinetic energy, principle of work and energy, power and efficiency; potential energy, conservative forces and conservation of energy; principle of impulse and momentum, impulsive motion; impact, System of particles, Effective forces, liner and angular momentum, motion of mass centre, angular momentum about its mass centre, conservation of momentum; work-energy principle and conservation of energy, principle of impulse and momentum; Plane dynamics of rigid bodies, work-energy principle, momentum principles for a system of particles, work and kinetics energy, conservation of energy; principle of impulse and momentum, conservation of angular motion; impulsive motion and eccentric impact; Three-dimensional kinematics of rigid bodies, motion about a fixed point and general motion, velocities and accelerations. Students also learn mechanism displacement diagrams of machine members by relative velocity method, instantaneous centers, velocity polygon, relative acceleration polygon, coriolis acceleration, and straight and curved links; machine dynamics which includes inertia force method and analysis of translation, rotation, and plane motion, balancing rotating and reciprocating masses, and whirling of shafts.

Advanced Strength of Materials

This course builds on concepts students have learned in earlier courses. In this course, beams will be analyzed using first principles in terms of shear, bending and deflection with applications to statically determinant and indeterminate problems. Columns will also be analyzed for crushing (short columns) buckling (long slender columns). Euler's equation will be used to analyze columns with various end conditions.

Research Project II

In the two Research Project courses, students complete an independent technical project. These courses mirror working conditions that are frequently encountered in industry; that is, they are a self-directed, comprehensive study of a specific topic in the student's field, one not covered in other courses. Research Project II is a continuation of Research Project I, where students continue to work on their project, meet with faculty and industry advisors and prepare written progress reports. Students also learn the theory necessary for the preparation, writing and oral defense of a formal technical report. Students do a presentation of the formal technical report on their completed project.

Mechanical Lab II

The Mechanical Lab II course supplements and supports the Advanced Strength of Materials, Advanced Dynamics of Machines, Machine Design, and Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer courses with practical learning. Lab topics in Advanced Strength of Materials include stresses in beams, deflection in beams, and columns. Lab topics in the Advanced Dynamics of Machines include forces in machines and balancing rotating/reciprocating masses. Lab topics in Machine Design include connections, material strength, and power transmission. Lab topics in Applied Thermodynamics include heat transfer and psychrometry.

Native Family and Parenting

This course will examine the Native parenting values and practices past and present. It will examine traditional values and methods of child rearing and explore the reality of modern day parenting for Native people. A variety of traditional and modern parenting techniques will be introduced to help students formulate their own positive parenting style.

Human Services Through the Indigenous Lens

This foundational course will introduce students to the social work framework and practices required to work effectively in the human services field. It will review the ideological foundations and values of social work and the roles and responsibilities of individuals working in the helping field. It will critique and review various theories of social work, focusing on strength based and anti-oppressive practices which are best suited to work with Indigenous peoples. A strong component of this course will be a review of the history of social work and helping practices with Indigenous peoples and communities. Finally, students will become familiar with Indigenous, strength based and anti-oppressive practices that have been developed to support the cultural needs of Indigenous children, families and communities.

Helping Others I

Students will be introduced to the field of human services, its principles, values and concepts. Emphasis will be placed on a beginning awareness and use of self as a helping person. Also, the concept of getting services to people in need and working wi

Orientation to Agencies

This course will survey the services presently available to the Native child and family. It will provide a perspective of how and why these services developed and will identify the current trends in service delivery.

Acts Policies and Procedures

This course will explore how laws are created. It will also examine legislation and policies that would be useful to helpers providing assistance to Native families dealing with the court system and to agencies that are mandated to provide social service

Applied Work Practices

Plans, Specifications and Code

Residential Construction Theory

Residential Construction Application

Culture, Language and the Land

This course will examine the role and importance of language in transmitting and supporting culture and worldview. Using a thematic approach to learning, students will learn basic oral vocabulary that will allow them to initiate respectful relationships with Elders, communities and individuals. The oral traditions of Aboriginal peoples will be discussed. Creation stories, family stories and stories of the land will be used as a basis for identifying worldview, values and cultural beliefs and in learning key vocabulary and phrases that will enhance the student's ability to recognize and transmit cultural teachings in a meaningful way. While the Ojibwa language will be used as the language of instruction, students will be encouraged to investigate and apply other Aboriginal languages that are relevant to the territory that they practice in. Students will also be introduced to the community resources, language camps and other opportunities that exist in their community to pursue competence in the Aboriginal language of their choice.

Skilled Helper

This course examines the importance of personal awareness and self-reflection in the development of healthy workers in human services. Students will examine their own values, ethics and beliefs in the process of understanding their identity, strengths and limitations in relation to their roles as helpers. Students will be encouraged to explore their own history as it relates to colonialism, oppression, wellness and healing and to reflect on how that history impacts their delivery of human services. In addition, students will begin to explore their role in the delivery of anti-oppressive social services to vulnerable populations. The course will emphasize the importance of developing and maintaining a self-reflective practice and in developing a personal wellness plan as foundations for ongoing personal and professional development.

Intergenerational Examination of Indigenous Health and Wellbeing

In this course, students will define and discuss concepts of assimilation and the displacement of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Making connections to racist legislation that has informed historical and intergenerational trauma. Continued with exploring 'being displaced' rather than ‘being disordered using the Tribal Theory Framework. Finally, students will gain an Indigenous perspective around holistic health and wellbeing along with the importance of cultural continuity.

The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Helping

In this course, students will recognize that Indigenous Knowledge contributes to the non-Indigenous understandings in the world. Traditional knowledge is part of the inheritance of humankind and thus we have inherent rights, roles, and responsibilities. Students will learn about cultural practices and cultural diversity, the interconnectedness of all things, while understanding the importance of respect, responsible relationships, and relevance, as well as, considering the Seven Generations Principles. Students and future Helpers will learn about the importance of following protocols to build stronger relationships with Indigenous peoples, families, and communities and learn about the different ways of interacting.

Cultural Safety and Humility Helpers

In this course, students will develop an understanding and promote positive relationships between the helper and their clients. Students will examine their sense of self, what informs their knowledge, discuss the complex nature of oppression, examine the ideology of racism, and how to apply cultural humility within their work as a helper, while providing culturally-safe care.

Human Services Skills

This course provides students with the opportunity to develop basic interviewing, assessment, counseling and case management skills that are required when working in a helping relationship. An anti-oppressive and strength based theoretical framework will be used to explore values, ethics and strategies that are necessary to establish meaningful therapeutic relationships with families, youth and children. Students will be encouraged to apply holistic and Indigenous helping principles in the development of these foundational skills.

Helping Others II

This course is the first field experience which enables the student to begin to integrate acquired theory into the work place. The student develops beginning competence in direct practice situations by working in an aboriginal agency (or working with aboriginal clients) delivering child welfare services 2 days per week for a full semester. The student is guided and evaluated in this learning experience by an agency supervisor and the field placement faculty supervisor.

Field Placement I

This course is the first field experience which enables the student to begin to integrate acquired theory into the work place. Students are observing and working towards taking on responsibilities in working directly with individuals, families, and communities and is learning how to access community resources. Students maybe be involved in direct services, case management, program development and implementation, workshops, presentations, advocacy or any other significant activity that is part of the agency mandate. The student is guided and evaluated in this learning experience by an agency supervisor and the faculty liaison.

Prevention Programming

This course will make students aware of personal, family, cultural and environmental conditions and situations that can have a negative impact on Aboriginal families and children.This course will examine services, policies and programs that can lead to en

Field Work

The student will be assigned to a Native agency or placed within an Aboriginal community for 28 hours per week throughout this semester. The purpose of this field placement is to help students integrate the skills taught in the previous and present acade