Education

Homewood Health Centre offers unique and challenging placement opportunities for students seeking to learn more and develop skills in the field of mental health. Students will work with and learn from exceptional preceptors and collaborate with a dynamic interdisciplinary team of up to 19 different types of health care professionals to provide holistic care.

Homewood has over 13 different units and departments to offer a range of individual and group-based programming to adults in inpatient and outpatient settings. Overall, students have consistently provided excellent feedback about their learning experiences which has helped prepare them for practice.

Want to learn more about learning and placement opportunities at Homewood?

Email us today at clined@homewoodhealth.com

Homewood Health Centre serves as a teaching hospital through our partnership with McMaster University, providing education and training on several clinical disciplines.

For Students

Clinical student placements are offered to support new clinicians, ranging from physician residents, medical clerks, psychology residents, nursing, occupational therapy, social workers, trauma-trained therapists, recreational therapists, dieticians and more.
Preceptor training focused on relationship development, giving and receiving feedback, dealing with conflict and the evaluation process.
Students are provided off-unit training, which includes general orientation to the facility, focused direction to their profession, and computer training on our Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems.
Amenities that students can participate in at Homewood include: an on-site recreation centre; outdoor tennis and basketball courts and outdoor walking trails. We also offer reasonably priced on-site parking and on-site cafeteria.

Looking to Become a Student at Homewood Health Centre?

Please email clined@homewoodhealth.com with the following information included:

First and last name and your contact information (email and phone number)
School you are attending
Program you are enrolled in and year for placement
Start and end date for your placement request (also indicate part-time or full-time placement)
Any additional details of your placement request, including hours or specific requirements
Location site you are seeking placement
Your placement coordinator’s name and contact email information

For Clinicians

Homewood Health offers exclusively created online learning modules to support ongoing interest and education in your role as a mental health and/or addiction clinician at Homewood Health Centre.

Education

We are a Canadian Leader in Treatment for Mental Health, Trauma, Addiction & Co-Occurring Conditions