Personal, academic, and career counsellingSchool-wide Guidance educationStudent Services Team member Advisor to Sexuality & Gender Alliance student group

400-hour counselling practicum for a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP).Supporting the Adult Short-Term Assessment & Treatment (ASTAT) program, the Eating Disorders Program (EDP), and the Walk-In Counselling Clinic.

Substitute teacher specializing in Elementary & Secondary School Counselling, Alternative Education, Special Education, English Language Arts & Humanities

Guidance & Counselling: Facilitated classroom sessions on guidance and health curriculum topics; promoted wellness issues throughout the school community; individual & group counselling; crisis response; referrals to other school programs & community agencies; maintained confidentiality & kept detailed records using student database software; provided consultation to teachers, parents & allied professionals.Student Services Team: Participated in identification, assessment, goal-setting, planning & support for students with academic, behavioural and social-emotional difficulties.Teaching: Developed and facilitated an independent-study Career Exploration course that involved arranging work placements for students, liaising with local businesses, assessing & reporting student performance.Academic Advising: Assisted in coordination of academic timetable, student course selection & schedule changes; monitored student progress toward graduation; promoted post-secondary education through coordination of annual career symposium, campus tours, classroom presentations & 1-1 research & application assistance; coordinated internal scholarship application process; liaised with technical-vocational program re: student recruitment and placement.Support to Administration: Assisted with individual student and grade-level intake, orientation, transition & exit activities, including graduation.Extracurricular: Advisor to Student Council, Peer Helpers & Gay-Straight Alliance; taught yoga classes for students & staff.

Assessment, treatment planning, & counselling for referred children and youth experiencing mental health challenges; prepared referrals for child psychiatrist; consultations and reports to school psychologists and counsellors; education, resources & support to clients’ parents / guardians.

Assessment, treatment planning, and individual & group counselling for drug-involved and affected youth, many with co-occurring disorders; Alcohol & Other Drug policy consultation for four schools; member and chairperson of Student Assistance Programs in two schools; presentations and workshops on a variety of addiction-related topics for students, school staff, parents and community agencies; facilitated Manitoba Addictions Awareness Week activities in schools and communities.

Grade 8 Homeroom Teacher, grade 8 English Language Arts, grade 7 & 8 Art

Grade 10 English Language Arts, Grade 9 Social Studies, Grade 11 Psychology