Birtle+Collegiate+Guidance

= = =// "EVERY GREAT JOURNEY BEGINS WITH ONE SINGLE STEP" //= = = = I am excited to be continuing my role serving as the School Counsellor for the 2017/2018 school year. I will be at BCI on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30-3:15. I can meet with students on an individual, group, or classroom basis. Students can meet with me based on self or peer referrals, parent referrals, teacher referrals, or upon request from myself. If you have any questions about any programming that I can do, or if you have any concerns that you would like me to address concerning your child, please feel free to email me at jsimard@pwsd.ca, or call me at school - 842-3315. =

= = =Confidentiality=

=// Counselling sessions are confidential. Anything that a student shares with me will be kept between the student and myself, and anything that a parent shares with me will be kept between the parent and myself. // //However//, // if a student poses to be a risk to themselves or others, or may be in danger, it is required that this be reported to the appropriate support people. //=

= = =CAREER COUNSELLING/SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION - Mrs. Stacie Stonehouse= = Mrs. Stonehouse will be providing our career counselling at BCI this year and can provide help to students for any career/post-secondary planning. She can also provide information for scholarships and bursaries. Please contact Mrs. Stonehouse for more information at: sstonehouse@pwsd.ca =

= = =__TEEN HEALTH CLINIC__= =Did you know that as well as providing information on many health related topics for students, Teen Health Clinic also provides the same medical care that you would receive at the Hospital clinic? Sore throats, rash and any other minor health concerns, can all be assessed and treated at BCI by the Teen Health team. Shannon Emerick - Nurse Practioner, Jodie Hodgins - Child and Adolescent Mental Health worker, and Dana Hanson - Addictions Foundation of Manitoba make up our Teen Health team. This is a great service that we do not want to lose! The clinic is open to all students in Grades 9-12, but is also open to students in Grades 5-8 and appointments can be made when accompanied by a parent.= =Next Teen Health Clinic is scheduled for October 19**, and will continue to fall on every third Thursday of the month**. Walk-ins welcome. If wanting to book an appointment before hand, please contact myself, Mrs. Stonehouse or Mrs. Beswatherick. We will ensure your name is on the list.= = = =Please take advantage of this great service!=

= = =__SUPPORT SERVICES CONTACTS__=

If you are wanting any information for other services which are available to you, please contact me or access the following:


 * Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Jodie Hodgins: 204-842-3399 ext.256


 * Child and Adolescent Treatment Center Intake Worker: 204-578-2700


 * After Hours Crisis Mobile Unit - 1-866-403-5459


 * Sexuality Education Resource Centre (SERC): 204-727-0417


 * Sexual Health Information Line: 1-800-782-2437


 * Public Health Nurse Birtle/Shoal Lake - Bonnie Chappell: 204-842-2858


 * Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868


 * Manitoba Suicide Line: 1-877-435-7170


 * Addictions Foundation Manitoba Addictions Worker - Dana Hanson: 204-859-4000


 * MB Addiction Help for Adults: 1-855-662-6605


 * Problem Gambling Help Line: 1-800-463-1554


 * Youth Addictions Centralized Intake Service: 1-877-710-3999


 * Sexual Assault Crisis Line: 1-888-292-7565


 * Child and Family Services: 204-726-6030 or 1-800-483-8980

= = =__UPDATES AND SPECIAL EVENTS__=

ROOTS OF EMPATHY
== This year I will be teaching the ROOTS of Empathy Class to Grade 8. The ROOTS program was designed around learning about the development of a baby by observing its growth and change over 9 months. Once a month for 9 months, baby Sloan Simard and her mom, Regan Simard, will be visiting the Grade 8 classroom. During her visits, we will have the opportunity to watch Sloan's movements, actions and interactions with her mom and the students. We will be able to share in the excitement of Sloan reaching different milestones and we will be learning to recognize the needs of a baby both physically and emotionally. We will take what we have learned about Sloan and apply it to ourselves in the hopes of developing empathy for others. This is done in 9 pre-baby visit classes and 9 post-baby visit classes where we will learn about different themes from crying, caring, planning and safety, to learning all about ourselves and celebrating who we are. Emotional literacy is a big component of this program and I will be reading different books that will help students to understand different emotions. We will also focus on the understanding that we all have different temperament traits, and that these traits make us unique. This is my fourth year teaching this excellent program and I am very much looking forward to sharing it with this year's Grade 8's! ==

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