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From The School Counsellor’s Office:
My Name is Carolyn Black
and I will be the full time school counsellor at Kensington Int. Sr.
High school this year.
I completed my Masters in
Education in 2004. This was a joint degree from UPEI and Acadia. I
am a Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC) and am a member of The
Canadian Counselling Association (please see the website: http://www.ccacc.ca/ccacc.htm
and follow the link to "Find a Counsellor". I am also an
active member of the PEI Counselling Association holding memberships
to both the Professional Counselling Chapter and the School
Counselling Chapter.
Areas of
Specialization:
Career Counseling: I
have course work that specializes in this specific area. I am
qualified to administer and interpret many career counselling
assessment tools and I remain current on University updates/changes
by attending conferences and meetings hosted by the Universities of
Atlantic Canada.
Personal Counselling:
I have training related to suicide intervention, anxiety, stress,
grief, mediation and have helped clients effectively develop coping
strategies. I have also developed a good working relationship with
the Mental Health System and will make referrals when necessary.
Group Counselling: I
have training in this area and am hoping to have more support groups
available to students during this school year.
Assessment
Specialization: I am currently qualified to do administer and
interpret B level assessments. This includes a variety of
achievement tests and screening tools for mental health purposes. I
am currently taking a course from Memorial University that will
qualify me to administer cognitive tests. When I complete this
course, I will be a technician for using the WISC and a C level
tester. I will have to have supervision for several more years
before I will be deemed capable to interpret this test on my own and
to do full cognitive assessments.
Methods
For Referrals: There are a number of options available for
students and parents.
Self Referral: A
student can just drop by and set up their own appointment. For a
self referral, legally, parental contact does not have to obtained
for one visit. However, if I determine that there is a need for
ongoing therapy, I am legally obligated to obtain parental consent.
If a student is 16 years of age or older, parental consent is not
required to visit the school counsellor. However, I am still
ethically obligated to report if I have safety concerns for the
client (ie. suspected abuse, suicide, etc.) Or if I believe the
client will hurt someone else.
Principal,
Vice-Principal or Teacher Referral: Many times I am called in to
mediate situations between students or to empathize when a student
has heard some upsetting news. Due to the fact this will only be a
one time visit unless determined otherwise, parental contact is not
required. However, as with the self referral, the sames rule apply
for parental contact.
Parental Referral:
Parents may also contact me and ask that I speak with their child.
Parents may call the school secretary and ask to speak with me
directly or leave a message for me to call them back. You can also
contact me through email. This will be linked through the school
website.
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