Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

51. - Health professions and related programs

This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to practice as licensed professionals and assistants in the health care professions and related clinical sciences and administrative and support services.

51.15 - Mental and social health services and allied professions

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 51.1501 to 51.1599.

51.1501 - Substance abuse/addiction counselling

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. These programs include courses in individual and group counselling skills, psychology of addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, substance abuse identification methodologies, substance abuse treatment modalities, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioural aspects of abused substances, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable laws and regulations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • addiction counselling
  • addiction intervention
  • chemical dependency counselling
  • drug and alcohol counselling
  • substance abuse counselling

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • addiction psychiatry - fellowship(61.2402)
  • cannabis abuse counselling(51.1580)
  • cannabis addiction counselling(51.1580)
  • counselling psychology(42.2803)
  • psychopharmacology(42.2709)
  • social work(44.0701)

51.1502 - Psychiatric/mental health services technician

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and other mental health care professionals, to provide direct patient care services, assist in developing and implementing treatment plans, administer medications, and perform related administrative functions. These programs include courses in mental health theory, applied psychopathology, patient communication and management, crisis intervention, psychotropic medication, mental health treatment procedures, substance abuse, record keeping, clinical administrative skills, and applicable standards and regulations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • mental health care
  • mental health services technician
  • psychiatric services technician

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • infant and toddler mental health services(51.1510)
  • psychiatric nurse(51.3810)
  • psychiatry - residency(61.2401)
  • registered psychiatric nurse(51.3823)
  • suicide prevention(51.1508)

51.1503 - Clinical/medical social work

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the specialized professional practice of social work, in collaboration with other health care professionals, in hospitals and other health care facilities and organizations. These programs include courses in social work, psychiatric case work, clinical interviewing techniques, therapeutic intervention strategies, patient testing and evaluation, patient and family counselling, social rehabilitation, patient care planning, record keeping, and support services liaison.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • clinical social work
  • medical social work

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • forensic social work(44.0703)
  • social work(44.0701)

51.1504 - Community health services/liaison/counselling

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to serve as facilitators, advocates, and referral professionals linking health care and related social services with affected recipient communities. These programs include courses in public and community health, human and social services, health services administration, group counselling, health education, group advocacy, cross-cultural and multilingual communication, and applicable laws and policies.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • community and health services navigation
  • community health care
  • community health counselling
  • community health education
  • community health liaison
  • community health representative
  • community health services
  • patient navigator

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • community health and preventive medicine(51.2208)
  • public health nurse(51.3811)
  • social work(44.0701)

51.1505 - Marriage and family therapy/counselling

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of marriage and family therapy, involving the diagnosis of cognitive, affective, and behavioural domain disorders, both mental and emotional, within the context of marriage and family systems and the application of short- and long-term therapeutic strategies in family group contexts. These programs include courses in psychotherapy, family systems and studies, small group intervention and therapy, marital problems, depression, identification of psychopathologies and behavioural disorders, holistic health care, practice management, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • couple and family therapy
  • family counselling
  • family therapy
  • marriage and family counselling
  • marriage and family therapy
  • marriage counselling

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • family psychology(42.2811)
  • family systems(19.0704)
  • medical family therapy(51.1511)

51.1506 - Clinical pastoral counselling/patient counselling

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, including but not limited to, ordained clergy and other counselling professionals to respond to the emotional and/or spiritual needs of patients and families in health care emergencies and other situations, and to consult with and counsel other health care professionals. These programs include courses in advanced interpersonal communication; individual and small group counselling; interdisciplinary teamwork; crisis management; extended care relationships; self-analysis; medical ethics; pastoral care art; spiritual dimensions of human growth and health; counselling psychology and therapy; and applications to grief, death, emotional collapse, injury, individual/family adjustment, and chronic illness situations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • clinical pastoral counselling
  • clinical pastoral patient counselling

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • counselling psychology(42.2803)
  • pastoral counselling(39.0701)

51.1507 - Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to practice the provision of psychoanalytic counselling to individuals and groups based on the psychodynamic principles evolved from authorities such as Freud, Adler, and Jung. These programs include courses in self-analysis, personality theory, dream analysis, free association and transference theory and techniques, psychodynamic theory, developmental processes, applications to specific clinical conditions, practice management, and professional standards and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • psychoanalysis
  • psychoanalysis and psychotherapy
  • psychotherapy

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • applied psychology(42.2813)
  • mental health care(51.1502)
  • psychiatry - residency(61.2401)
  • psychology(42.0101)
  • psychometrics(42.2708)

51.1508 - Mental health counselling/counsellor

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to provide evaluations, referrals, and short-term counselling services to help people prevent or remediate personal problems, conflicts, and emotional crises. These programs include courses in human development, psychopathology, individual and group counselling, personality theory, career assessment, patient screening and referral, observation and testing techniques, interviewing skills, professional standards and ethics, and applicable laws and regulations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • mental health counselling
  • mental health counsellor
  • suicide prevention

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • mental health care(51.1502)
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) counselling(51.1513)
  • psychiatric nurse(51.3810)
  • psychiatry - residency(61.2401)
  • trauma counselling(51.1513)

51.1509 - Genetic counselling/counsellor

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to counsel patients and families concerning inherited genetic disorders and diseases, children with birth defects; assess risk factors and planning options associated with potential and actual inherited conditions; and serve as patient advocates and provide referral services in relation to private and public support services. These programs include courses in clinical/medical genetics, methods of genetic testing, interviewing and counselling skills, genetic and support services delivery, principles of public health, medical ethics, laws and regulations, patient advocacy, and professional standards.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • genetic counselling
  • genetic counsellor

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • gene therapy(51.0914)
  • genetics(26.0801)
  • molecular genetics(26.0802)

51.1510 - Infant/toddler mental health services

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to provide mental health services to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and their families. These programs include courses in developmental psychology, cognitive and biological development, social and emotional development, research methods, and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • infant and toddler mental health services
  • infant mental health services
  • toddler mental health services

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • mental health services technician(51.1502)

51.1511 - Medical family therapy/therapist

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to work with patients and their families who are experiencing emotional, physical, relational and spiritual difficulties related to acute and chronic illnesses. These programs include courses in cultural context, ethics, family dynamics, family therapy, gender, human development, marriage counselling, psychopathology, research design and methods, sexuality, and systems thinking.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • medical family therapist
  • medical family therapy

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • family therapy(51.1505)

51.1512 - Hospice and palliative care

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to work with patients in hospice and palliative care and focuses on the physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs of patients and families affected by advanced illness. These programs include courses in aging, thanatology, pharmacology, complementary and integrative therapies, pathophysiology, and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • end of life care
  • hospice and palliative care
  • hospice care
  • palliative and hospice care
  • palliative care
  • terminal care

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • hospice and palliative medicine - fellowship(61.0205)
  • hospice and palliative medicine nurse practitioner - residency(60.0722)

51.1513 - Trauma counselling

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on understanding elements of traumatic exposure, trauma-sensitive care, and crisis intervention. These programs include courses in disaster response, grief and loss counselling, crisis intervention and management, trauma counselling, neurobiology of trauma, PTSD and combat-related trauma, relational trauma and treatment of trauma-related disorders.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • crisis intervention
  • crisis intervention management
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) counselling
  • post-traumatic stress disorder counselling
  • PTSD counselling
  • trauma counselling

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • mental health counselling(51.1508)
  • suicide prevention(51.1508)
  • trauma nursing(51.3816)

51.1580 - Cannabis abuse/cannabis addiction counselling^CAN

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to help prevent cannabis abuse, counsel individuals and families with cannabis problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from cannabis addiction. These programs include courses in individual and group counselling skills, psychology of cannabis addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, cannabis abuse identification methodologies, cannabis abuse treatment modalities, cannabis abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioural aspects of cannabis, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable laws and regulations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • cannabis abuse counselling
  • cannabis abuse intervention
  • cannabis abuse prevention
  • cannabis addiction counselling
  • cannabis addiction prevention and treatment
  • cannabis dependency counselling

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • addiction counselling(51.1501)
  • cannabis-related public health(51.2280)
  • substance abuse counselling(51.1501)

51.1599 - Mental and social health services and allied professions, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Mental and social health services and allied professions.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • applied counselling
  • critical incident stress management
  • fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
  • other mental and social health services and allied professions
  • psychosocial rehabilitation
  • residential counselling
  • sexology

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • critical incident response/special police operations(43.0119)