ECC 640 Advanced Issues in School Counselling

In order to meet the needs of K-12 system, students in this course will engage in self-reflective practice and apply research skills to develop a workshop. Students will identify, research, develop, and present a workshop on advanced issues in school counselling. Through evaluation of their own learning journey in the program and by creating a professional growth plan through reflective self-assessment, students emerge as reflective practitioners.

Credits

3

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Identify a topic (e.g. grief, loss, relocation; trauma; migration, refugees; residential schools; addiction, and others) that is relevant for professional practice and based on relevant literature.
3. Develop a workshop based on literature aimed at exploring a topic applicable for professional practice.
4. Critically engage with various approaches to professional reflection.
5. Utilize reflective self-assessments for professional practice.
6. Reflect on how to embody the characteristics of a successful school counselor.