The Dialectical Behavioural Therapy: Calming the Emotional Storm Training Event is a comprehensive 12-hour event that requires full attendance for Lakehead students and Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW) community members to earn a Certificate of Participation. This training event includes presentation resources and allows Lakehead Social Work students to apply the training hours toward field practicum hours. Learners also have the option to purchase The DBT Workbook for Emotional Relief by Sheri Van Dijk at a discounted rate.
Professional Programs
Professional Programs cover a wide variety of subjects and delivery options. They are designed to boost your marketability and career development goals.
Lakehead University offers a wide variety of programs and courses in the Arts and Heritage, Business and Leadership, Education, and more.
The Essential Skills for Leadership and Self-Management course is comprised of four 2-hour modules. Each will unpack a key competency of leadership, self-management and overall soft-skill development, giving special focus to workplace and organizational contexts.
The Project Management Certificate Program is a comprehensive 10-day certificate program ideal for project management professionals at all levels of their careers. It is delivered in partnership with Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre (NOIC), Lakehead University, and Procept Associates.
The Specialized Skills for Northern, Rural, and Remote Health program includes three micro-credential courses designed to meet the unique needs of healthcare organizations in Northern Ontario.
The Artist Certificate in Performance and Pedagogy involves selective, intensive, and advanced professional piano studies designed to enhance the performance skills of talented musicians. The program consists of a balance of applied music, masterclasses, collaborative performance, a public recital, and selected academic courses.
The Certificate in Entrepreneurship consists of a series of courses designed to improve the competence of individuals in setting up and running their own business.
The Certificate in Environmental Sustainability is open for admission to professionals who wish to pursue continuing professional education in environmental sustainability. Interested applicants may already have earned a four-year Honours Bachelors and/or a four-year or a three-year Bachelors undergraduate degree in a relevant field such as urban and regional planning, geography, interdisciplinary studies, biology, ecology and natural resource/environmental management, tourism etc. from a recognized post-secondary institution.
The Certificate in French Proficiency for Non-French Majors - Basic consists of an introduction to basic written and spoken French through the learning of simple vocabulary, comprehension, and expression of daily situations.
The Certificate in French Proficiency for Non-French Majors - Intermediate consists of written exercises and oral interaction at a higher level of expectation than the Basic Level.
The Certificate in French Proficiency for Non-French Majors - Advanced offers an introduction to second-year grammar and oral courses and a deeper understanding and use of the French language.