Guidance and Counselling:

Training of School Counsellors

School divisions should ensure that persons fulfilling the role of school counsellor are adequately trained. It is recommended that school counsellors should have completed a 30-hour degree program in school counselling, including supervised practice in guidance counselling.

The University of Manitoba and Brandon University offer studies in guidance and counselling. For information contact: Websites/address of Universities

Areas of counsellor training include:

School Counselling

Counselling theory, issues and practice
Counselling in schools

Guidance and Counselling in the Schools

Early years counselling
Middle and senior years counselling
Group guidance and counselling
Psychology of human relationships
Family life education
Career information
Career development theories
Ethics in counselling
Assessment for counsellors
Intercultural counselling
Current issues in counselling

Counselling Practicum

Counselling skills
Field placement in counselling

Counselling Electives

Cross-cultural education
Children's play
Observing child behaviour
Theory and practice of standardized tests
Educational research methods
Education of exceptional children
Education of children with behaviour disorders