Your Counsellor Will:
- Advocate
- Consult
- Coordinate
- Counsel
- Empower
- Enable
- Facilitate
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- Listen
- Mediate
- Organize
- Orient
- Place
- Refer
- Teach
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Your Counsellor Is:
- A certified teacher who has special training in the areas of individual, group, and family counselling
- A professional who has the knowledge and understanding of the developmental needs of students
- A proactive, caring person who will help you to problem solve
- A resource person able to connect you with community supports and services
Britannia's Student Services Dept. Includes Your Counsellors and Support Personnel
2019 - 2020 Counsellors are:
- Erin Kenny - grade 12, grade 8 (A-H)
- Katie Simonson - grade 11, grade 8 (I-P)
- Celia Yeung - grade 10, International Students
- Mike Wiskar – counselling department head, grade 9, grade 8 (R-Z)
Your Counsellor Provides:
- Personal counselling
- Educational counselling
- Career counselling
- Consultation and coordination for students, families, administrators, teachers and support workers
Your Counsellor Is Up To You!
- Open Door Policy means that you may self refer to any counsellor; although your grade counsellor will manage your academic file and learning plan.
Your Counsellor Is Trained To Deal With Such Issues As:
- Careers
- Child abuse
- Child development
- Conflict resolution
- Crisis resolution
- Decision making
- Drugs and alcohol
- Family concerns
- Friendship
- Gangs
- Integration
- Multiculturalism
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- Parenting
- Peer relations
- Personal safety
- Problem solving
- School adjustment
- Self esteem
- Separation/loss
- Sex education
- Stress management
- Suicide
- Teacher support
- Transition to post secondary
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If You Have Any Concerns Or Questions, Your Counsellor Can Help!
Multicultural Home School Workers Are Available To Support And/Or Translate
We Can Help In The Adjustment Process
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