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Program Requirements
This program is offered by the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology through Office First Nations and Inuit Education.
This 30-credit program is designed to provide Indigenous school personnel advisers with a training program that will enable them to learn about the principles and practice of personnel services as generally applied in educational settings, to help Indigenous student personnel advisers develop their personal skills, and to modify or adapt their services and the content to best suit the cultural and educational needs of Indigenous students; to encourage Indigenous student personnel advisers to take leadership in developing educational programs that address the social needs of their communities, to upgrade their academic qualifications and professional development; and to develop and make available, in English and in the languages of instruction, collections of professional and scholarly knowledge about students' needs, and services in Indigenous communities.
Bearers of this certificate will be qualified to work as educational and school personnel advisers within the employ of an Indigenous educational authority.
Required Courses (21 credits)
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EDPC 201 Introduction to Student Advising (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Introduction to student advising and guidance including personal, vocational, and educational aspects of services normally found in Aboriginal school settings. Role of the student personnel advisor at both the elementary and secondary levels.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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EDPC 202 Helping Skills Practicum 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Basic interviewing and helping skills relevant to the helping profession in Aboriginal settings. Interpersonal skills which facilitate the prevention and amelioration of problems.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDPC 201
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EDPC 203 Helping Skills Practicum 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Parent and student interviews. Practicing interviewing techniques within the context of the student's own community and culture.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDPC 202