Counsellors:
Mr. K. Nelson: J-O
Ms. M. Dhillon: P-Z
Ms. L. Hamilton or Ms. S. Starr: A-I
Mr. V. Sharma: International Education Coordinator
Post Secondary & Career Advisor:
Carmen Moorhouse
Youth Workers:
Amanda Walraven: School Based Youth WorkerJames Conedera: Immigrant Youth Worker Yvonne Xie: International Chinese Youth Worker Angela Jeoung: International Korean Youth Worker
Becky Gulenchyn: Indigenous Youth Worker
The Counsellor’s role can be divided into four major areas: counselling, consultation, coordination and education. Our goal is to provide a balanced counselling service that encompasses all four areas. Some of the services we offer include:
Assistance with program and course selection;
Solving academic difficulties and problems in arranging for tutorial assistance, and in improving study skills;
Providing information about the school and its functioning and orientation;
Providing information on post-secondary training and registration (universities, colleges, vocational schools, tech. institutes, apprenticeship programs, etc.), and on transition to such training;
Providing information on vocational and career planning, family life, intellectual skills (learning styles, learning disabilities, study skills), relationships, child/sexual abuse, substance abuse, mental well being and healthy living;
Discussion of personal problems and assistance in making their own personal decisions;
Support in crisis situations and referral to community agencies (mental health, counselling, public health, Ministry of Children and Families, etc.).
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