Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we've spent considerable time and effort in developing mental health and addiction strategy to look at properly paying the addictions workers that currently exist. We've converted those positions to community wellness workers. We've also invested money in positions that are the mental health addictions counsellors, as well as some clinical supervisors. We've done proper job descriptions. We've had the pay ranges classified so that they are properly compensated with pay and benefits. We are working on the training components for those jobs so that the folks who are in those jobs currently that may not be totally up to the qualifications required will have training. We're going to continue to formalize that training process. There is no plan at this time for any kind of other certification directly related to the addictions counsellors as referenced by my colleague. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 393-14(6): Certification Of The Addictions Counselling Profession
In the Legislative Assembly on October 7th, 2003. See this statement in context.
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October 6th, 2003
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