Youth and Family Counsellor

School Based Youth and Family Counsellors provide counselling and support services to children, addressing critical issues that impact healthy development to youth and their families who are experiencing emotional, behavioural, social, cultural or academic difficulties. Goals are to enhance students’ relationships and participation within their family, school and community while striving to build resiliency and healthy community connections for children, youth and their families.

 Supporting children, youth and family development through:

  • family counselling
  • individual and group counselling
  • parent support and education
  • support and advocacy
  • conflict mediation
  • life skills training
  • crisis intervention
  • referrals to community resources
  • strengthening ties with families, schools and communities