Overview

Historic and current traumas and systemic injustice have left many individuals and communities with an urgent need for peacebuilding, healing and reconciliation. These communities are often trapped in ongoing cycles of violence that can span generations, with the violence being directed inwards, leading to high levels of suicide, domestic violence,  mental health and other problems, or outwards, towards other groups or individuals.

To better understand and address these complex issues, the Adult Education and Community Development program has developed a unique certificate in Community Healing and Peacebuilding.

Program

The certificate program offers a solid grounding in this emerging field, along with flexibility for students to design their program to build on their experience and meet their individual learning needs. Students in the certificate will have the opportunity to critically examine the conceptual frames and contexts of healing, reconciliation, and peacebuilding, as well as to explore diverse cultural and communitarian approaches to dealing with these issues.

The certificate will be of interest to practitioners, professionals, advocates and decision-makers in the broad field of community healing and peacebuilding. These may include health care workers, counsellors, educators, religious leaders, community workers, representatives of diaspora community groups, and policy makers in government and non-governmental organizations.

Structure

The certificate consists of four half-courses:

• one required core course, AEC1190 Community Healing and Peacebuilding;
• three additional graduate courses chosen from the AECD program in consultation with the certificate coordinator

The program offers both day-time and evening courses for maximum flexibility.

Current course offerings in the Adult Education and Community Development program can be found on the OISE Registrar's Office web site under the Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology. Please note that students from the certificate program are not authorized to take courses in Counselling Psychology.

Cost

The cost is $500 per course for a total of $2,000.

Availability

The certificate program is available to qualified applicants with or without formal eligibility for admission to graduate degree programs. It offers both day-time and evening courses for maximum flexibility.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

For extensive information about this certificate program, consults our FAQs.

Application and Course Registration Deadlines

Fall Session - August 8th
Winter Session - November 17th
Summer Session 1 - March 18th
Summer Session 2 - May 18th

Please note that applications will be not be accepted after the final deadline dates. We will accept early applications.

Application

Complete the application form and submit it to Dr. Anne Goodman. Once approved, students can register for AECD courses using the Add/Drop form. Please refer to the deadline dates above.

Contact

Director: Dr. Anne Goodman
E-mail: anne.goodman@utoronto.ca

Finding out more :

There are regular monthly meetings for those who are considering taking this program or are currently enrolled in it. The meetings are typically held the first Saturday of every month from 10:30am to 12.30am but please contact Dr. Goodman for confirmation.

Please note:

The core course, AEC1190 Community Healing and Peacebuilding is offered twice annually but fills up quickly due to high demand. Please check with Dr. Goodman when it will next be offered.