Cert in Children’s Mental Health (Part-time) at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada is a certificate in Clinical Psychology programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Clinical Psychology
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This flexible, part-time online certificate program is designed for professionals who work with infants, children or adolescents who may be experiencing mental health challenges. Whether you work in health care, education or community services, this program will help you deepen your understanding of child and youth mental health and strengthen your ability to support young people effectively.Through interactive online courses, you'll explore key stages of childhood and adolescent development, gain insight into psychiatric disorders and associated behaviours, and identify common symptoms, risk factors and triggers. The program also emphasizes the importance of family dynamics and equips you with practical strategies for intervention and prevention.Designed with working professionals in mind, this program allows you to build valuable skills while continuing to support the communities you serve.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This part-time Ontario College Certificate admits applicants who hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or who are 19 years of age or older under mature-student status; the program page lists no further Grade 11/12 subject prerequisites, no minimum grade average, and no English-language test or score. It states no interview, portfolio, work-experience, or other supplementary admission condition. Admission follows the standard Ontario Colleges process: applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca, and Conestoga makes its final selection following an assessment of the stated admission requirements against the applicant's record.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
