First Nations and Inuit Student Personnel Services (Cert.) (30 credits)
Offered by: Faculty of Education
Program credit weight: 30 credits
Program Description
This program is offered by the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology through Office First Nations and Inuit Education.
This 30-credit program is designed to provide Indigenous school personnel advisers with a training program that will enable them to learn about the principles and practice of personnel services as generally applied in educational settings, to help Indigenous student personnel advisers develop their personal skills, and to modify or adapt their services and the content to best suit the cultural and educational needs of Indigenous students; to encourage Indigenous student personnel advisers to take leadership in developing educational programs that address the social needs of their communities, to upgrade their academic qualifications and professional development; and to develop and make available, in English and in the languages of instruction, collections of professional and scholarly knowledge about students' needs, and services in Indigenous communities.
Bearers of this certificate will be qualified to work as educational and school personnel advisers within the employ of an Indigenous educational authority.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Required Courses (21 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDPC 201 | Introduction to Student Advising. | 3 |
Introduction to Student Advising. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to student advising and guidance including personal, vocational, and educational aspects of services normally found in Aboriginal school settings. Role of the student personnel advisor at both the elementary and secondary levels. | ||
| EDPC 202 | Helping Skills Practicum 1. | 3 |
Helping Skills Practicum 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Basic interviewing and helping skills relevant to the helping profession in Aboriginal settings. Interpersonal skills which facilitate the prevention and amelioration of problems. | ||
| EDPC 203 | Helping Skills Practicum 2. | 3 |
Helping Skills Practicum 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Parent and student interviews. Practicing interviewing techniques within the context of the student's own community and culture. | ||
| EDPC 205 | Career/Occupational Development. | 3 |
Career/Occupational Development. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Career patterns development, occupational choice relevant to native and northern careers. Basic studies of career development and career/educational planning in northern communities. Employment trends, occupational classification and information. | ||
| EDPC 208 | Native Families' Dynamics. | 3 |
Native Families' Dynamics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Adolescent sexuality and concurrent problems, substance addictions, physical abuse and violence, and suicide within the milieu of the native family, with a review of possible basic interventions for remediation. The roles of teachers, counsellors, social workers, physicians and legal authorities. | ||
| EDPC 209 | Basic Crisis Intervention Skills. | 3 |
Basic Crisis Intervention Skills. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Models and methods of crisis intervention as well as the development of skills in working with individuals experiencing emotional trauma, and identifying referral sources for individuals who require medical or psychiatric consultation. | ||
| EDPC 210 | Field Experience. | 3 |
Field Experience. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An extended practicum experience which commences at the beginning of formal academic training. On-going development of student personnel services training experience at the individual and group level, "progress file" and evaluation of performance over the course of training, organization and administration of student personnel services. This comprises site visits, workshops and seminars interwoven with the other courses. | ||
Complementary Courses (9 credits)
9 credits selected from the list below or any other suitable course approved by the Program Adviser.
Registration in EDEM 502 Indigenous Family Dynamics and Supporting Institutions., EDKP 204 Health Education., or any other courses offered by departments other than Educational and Counselling Psychology, or in other programs of this Department is dependent on availability (e.g., through a concurrently offered program) or through an arrangement made with that department or program. The Program Adviser will attempt to make these contacts whenever required.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDEM 502 | Indigenous Family Dynamics and Supporting Institutions. | 3 |
Indigenous Family Dynamics and Supporting Institutions. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Examination of Indigenous family dynamics and educational, social and administrative institutions that support families in the learning process. A study of the interdependency of the various institutions affecting the education of Indigenous children. Relationships of non-educational to educational services. | ||
| EDKP 204 | Health Education. | 3 |
Health Education. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A study of the teacher's role in the total school health program at both elementary and high school levels; current issues in contemporary health education. | ||
| EDPI 211 | Social and Emotional Development. | 3 |
Social and Emotional Development. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Intensive training in observation of the development and behaviour of children as individuals and as members of modern First Nations or Inuit society. Study of educational implications of both common and divergent behaviour. Development of relevant teaching practices. | ||