Guidance Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association

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An Invitation to school counsellors attending the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association Annual Conference May 25-27 2012 in Calgary Alberta: All school counsellors who will be attending the CCPA 2012 Annual Conference in Calgary are invited to The School Counsellors Chapter AGM at 12:00 noon, Lakeview Room, Westin Hotel. Lunch is available for 20$ as [...]

Positive Psychology in School Counseling Practice Seeing the good in every student is sometimes difficult. Positive psychology teaches us that it isn’t as hard as we might think. Get an introduction to some of the key aspects of this approach to school counseling, one that focuses on helping students make meaning in life, find hope [...]

Here is a web resource that may be useful to school staff dealing with self harm. This is provided for information and we will freely post anything that supports mental health. We do not endorse any resources exclusively. selfharm web resource

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Here is a video that can be used to help create awareness and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. It originates from a young man in Ontario and is making its way around the world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QficvVNIxTI&feature=youtu.be  

Please see job posting for Sturgeon School Division. Deadline May 04th. Registered Psychologist

A telephone town hall hosted by the Alberta Teachers’ Association is part of its political engagement strategy. A telephone town hall is a cross between an extremely large conference call and a private talk radio show. The Association’s telephone town hall will feature an Association official and representatives of the five political parties with seats [...]

In response to a series of tragic deaths, close to 200 students from Comox Valley’s three secondary schools worked together to create two positive video projects showing how to deal with negative feelings. Students made a 10-minute music video, called Instructions for a Bad Day, and a longer documentary, called Conquering Silence, showing how and why [...]

Sturgeon Composite High School in Sturgeon School Division is looking for a counsellor. Please see attached job posting . Guidance Counsellor Posting

Have a look at the Alberta Health Services website which includes information on archived presentations. http://www.hmhc.ca/online.htm#opd_archived You can access the online registration form by clicking here: http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/5628.asp Home > Information For > Health Professionals > Education > Healthy Minds Healthy Children > Education > Online Continuing Professional Development > Healthy Minds/Healthy Children Archived Presentation Registration [...]