Certificate in First Nations and Inuit Student Personnel Services advising documents
A complete list of courses, course descriptions and prerequisites can be found below.
Program Requirement:
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.
Required Courses (21 credits)
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EDPC 201 Intro to Student Advising 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling): 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.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year
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EDPC 202 Helping Skills Practicum 1 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling): Basic interviewing and helping skills relevant to the helping profession in Aboriginal settings. Interpersonal skills which facilitate the prevention and amelioration of problems.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Prerequisite: EDPC 201
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year
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EDPC 203 Helping Skills Practicum 2 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling): Parent and student interviews. Practicing interviewing techniques within the context of the student's own community and culture.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Prerequisite: EDPC 202
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year
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EDPC 205 Career/Occupational Dev 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling): 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.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Prerequisite: EDPC 203
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year
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EDPC 208 Native Families' Dynamics 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling): 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.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Prerequisite: EDPC 203
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year
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EDPC 209 Basic Crisis Interven Skills 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling): 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.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Prerequisite: EDPC 208
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year
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EDPC 210 Field Experience 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling): 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.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Prerequisite: EDPC 202
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year
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, EDKP 204, 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.
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EDEM 502 Indigenous Fam Dyn & Supp Inst 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Admin & Policy Studies in Ed: 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.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken EDEM 202.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year
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EDKP 204 Health Education 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Kinesiology&Physical Education: 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.
Offered by: Kinesiology and Physical Ed
- Terms
- Fall 2023
- Instructors
- Jordan Koch
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EDPI 211 Social & Emotional Development 3 Credits
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Offered in the:Ed Psych & Couns (Inclusive): 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.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Offered through Continuing Education. Limited to students enrolled in First Nations and Inuit Education programs.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year
Upcoming Courses
See below for a list of planned courses in the Certificate in First Nations and Inuit Student Personnel Services program, divided by partner. Only students who have been recommended to McGill by the relevant partner may take these courses. Also, this information is unofficial: the Minerva Class Schedule remains the official class schedule - final dates and times are posted there.
Contact Information
Stephen Peters
Director, Office of First Nations and Inuit Education
Tel.: (514) 398-4527 Ext. 00859
ofnie.education [at] mcgill.ca (Email)
Jim Howden
Assistant Director, Office of First Nations & Inuit Education
Tel.: (514) 398-4527 Ext. 09855
ofnie.education [at] mcgill.ca (Email)
Program information is organized for two distinct groups:
Prospective Students Currently Registered
