Counsellors. Effective July 1, 1998, counsellors shall be provided on a minimum pro-rated basis of at least one counsellor to six hundred and ninety-three (693) students.
Counsellors. The primary duties and responsibilities of Counsellors shall be to offer personal counselling to students, on a full range of issues, in order to assist them to deal effectively with academic, social and life pressures. Personal counselling shall include, but not be limited to, crisis intervention, psychological adjustment and development, student success strategies, and referral advice. Personal counselling may be provided on an individual basis and/or in a group workshop format. The range of issues shall include, but not be limited to, stress management, depression, career uncertainty, relationship issues, family problems, psychological disorders, and addictive behaviour. Duties include, but are not limited to, the specific responsibilities listed in the following sub-articles: • Counsellors shall provide consultation to administration, Faculty Members and staff in order to assist them in dealing with student concerns. • Counsellors shall maintain professional competence and qualifications in the area of counselling psychology and maintain currency with the developments in their field. • Counsellors shall adhere to the professional code of ethics and standards of practice for their professional field as recognized by their professional counselling association. • Counsellors shall work toward developing services appropriate to meeting curriculum and user needs. • Counsellors shall treat all members of the University community fairly, with respect, and in a professional and non-discriminatory manner.
Counsellors. Counsellors assist students with personal, crisis, and career counselling, provide students with instruction in study skills, and consult with students, faculty, staff, and administrators on matters pertaining to mental health and academic success. Their Professional Practice may include, but is not limited to:
(a) Providing personal, crisis, study skills, life planning and career counselling
(b) Administering and interpreting standardized and non-standardized assessments
(c) Providing critical incident/crisis response and support
(d) Identifying student learning needs and barriers and creating intervention strategies
(e) Teaching broad-based and discipline-specific study skills
(f) Assisting faculty in communicating with and responding to at-risk students
(g) Collaborating with community health services
(h) Contributing to institutional dialogue regarding student wellness
(i) Offering psycho-education and wellness workshops
Counsellors i) Employment directly related to primary assignment shall mean employment in the following areas which are directly related to primary assignment: Note: Directly related experience for those employees who's primary assignment is Counselling shall be limited to Counselling experience. Directly related experience for those employees who's primary assignment is Advising (Educational Counsellors) shall be limited to Advising experience.)
1) counselling or advising at colleges, universities and senior secondary level of public and certified private schools or equivalent, social service agencies, and medical facilities
2) for Counsellors, teaching in field of assignment, such as in counselling programs, psychology and social work at colleges, universities, public and certified private schools or equivalent
2.1) for Advisors, (Educational Counsellors) teaching at Colleges, universities, or senior secondary school level
3) senior administrative experience in the field of the assignment
4) research at the post-Doctoral level
5) teaching assistantships or other similar teaching assignments done while working on a Master's or Doctorate only for the periods in which they constitute full-time workloads
6) other employment in field of primary assignment after date of first Diploma, Degree or Teaching Certificate.
ii) Other relevant employment in the following areas which are relevant to appointment:
1) counselling or advising at levels below senior secondary level of public and certified private schools or equivalent.
2) teaching not in field of assignment at colleges, universities, public and certified private or equivalent schools
3) senior administrative experience
4) research at the post-Master's level
5) other employment after date of first Diploma, Degree or Teaching Certificate.
Counsellors. In dealing with Counsellor Members, the Committee membership shall be augmented by one (1) Counsellor Member, who shall be elected by and from Counsellor Members.
Counsellors. Teachers newly assigned as school based and area (elementary) counsellors must possess a professional teaching certificate and additional counselling training equivalent to a minimum of a university diploma in counselling equivalent to thirty UBC credits, but preferably a Masters degree in counselling psychology or equivalent. A minimum of five (5) years classroom teaching experience is required preferably at the secondary level for school-based counsellors and at the elementary level for area (elementary) counsellors.
Counsellors. The CMHST is an organisational member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). The counsellors are all accredited/senior accredited individual members of BACP, or working towards accreditation. Part of BACP’s “Ethical Framework for Good Practice” requires counsellors to explain what is involved in counselling so that students can make an informed choice; this BACP document can be found at xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xx. If you require a printed copy of this document, please just ask. The Mental Health Practitioners (MHPs) come from different professions and are registered with a relevant professional body. Please feel free to ask for information about their professional body when/if you meet with them. It is an ethical requirement of all of their professional bodies that clinicians in the CMHST receive supervision. Supervision involves the clinician talking to someone within their profession, who is external to the university, about their work. This may involve talking anonymously about the work they have been doing with you. Clinicians also discuss their current student work in team meetings. If you would like more information, just ask us. The Equality Act 2010 (and formerly the Disability Discrimination Act) states that a person has a disability if he or she ‘has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on [their] ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’. The University has a statutory duty to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ for disabled students where a provision, criterion or practice puts disabled students at a substantial disadvantage compared to those who are not disabled. The ‘reasonable adjustment’ may be to remove or alter the provision, criteria or practice or to provide an auxiliary aid or service to the disabled student to remove or reduce the disadvantage. The purpose of the support recommended is to remove/reduce the disadvantage that you may experience in accessing your programme of study because of your disability. If you consider that your mental health issue meets the definition of a ‘disability’ as set out in the Equality Xxx 0000, please let us know (if you haven’t already done so). If you would like to come and see us, simply fill in our online form, which is available at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. If you would like help completing the form, contact our administration team, whose contact details can be found in the next section of this document. If yo...
Counsellors. The primary duties and responsibilities of Counsellors shall be to offer personal counselling to students, on a full range of issues, in order to assist them to deal effectively with academic, social and life pressures. Personal counselling shall include, but not be limited to, crisis intervention, psychological adjustment and development, student success strategies, and referral advice. Personal counselling may be provided on an individual basis and/or in a group workshop format. The range of issues shall include, but not be limited to, stress management, depression, career uncertainty, relationship issues, family problems, psychological disorders, and addictive behaviour. Duties include, but are not limited to, the specific responsibilities listed in the following sub-articles:
Counsellors a. Counsellors may be required to work outside of the Ministry calendar parameters, but shall not be required to exceed the total number of days in session without compensation.
b. By June 1, the tasks, dates and counseling personnel required for the school’s program needs beyond the prescribed school year shall be decided in consultation with the counsellors and the principal.
c. Counsellors required to work beyond the prescribed school calendar will be compensated as per Article B.27.2.
Counsellors a. Counsellors will be deemed qualified if they have five (5) years of classroom experience, a BC teaching certificate and a UBC Masters’ Degree in School Counselling, or its equivalent, by the date of offer.
b. Counsellors will be deemed minimally qualified if they have five (5) years of classroom experience, a BC teaching certificate and have completed fifty-one (51) credits towards a UBC Masters’ Degree in School Counselling, or its equivalent, by the date of offer. Minimally qualified Counsellors must complete all coursework within eighteen (18) months of being appointed to the position.
