MANITOBA
SOURCEBOOK for Guidance and
Counselling Services:

By the end of this morning, you will know
1) How the Sourcebook is organized and what is contained within it
2) What the key components of a comprehensive and developmental guidance and counselling program are
3) The value-added capabilities of school counsellors and how a school counsellor is different from a clinician, a resource teacher, or a behaviour specialist
4) How guidance is different from counselling and how to infuse guidance and counselling into regular school activities
5) The importance of ethics, referrals, and caseload management
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By the end of this afternoon, you will have
1) Started to use the Sourcebook as a guide to planning
2) Considered data sources in your school to assist you in determining which services would be most helpful in your context
3) Clarified your current activities as a school counsellor
4) Envisioned how infused guidance and counselling services may be enhanced at your school
5) Started a calendar of activities to assist in your planning
6) Started a professional dialogue that leads to ongoing development as a teacher and counsellor
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• SCHOOL COUNSELLORS
• TEACHERS
• ADMINISTRATORS
• OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT STUDENT
LEARNING AND SUCCESS
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• Source of information and resources for school counsellors K – 12
• Integrated approach for a comprehensive and developmental program for school guidance and counselling
• Description of the breadth and depth of school counselling activities in Manitoba
• Discussion of ethical considerations in guidance education, counselling, record-keeping, reporting and information-sharing
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8 Chapters
• Each chapter begins with a point-form overview
• Each chapter ends with a summary and supportive resources
Sidebars and Graphics
• Each chapter contains consistent graphics to alert the reader of further information or resources
• Each graphic is followed by an explanatory note for the reader
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Appendices
• Ready-to-use templates and forms
• Informed consent template
• Referral forms, transition forms, summary forms
• Case note templates, Suspicion of Child Abuse and Neglect form, functional behavioural analysis forms
• Sample guidance//compulsory curriculum connections
• Resources for ethical decision-making
• Manitoba Teachers’ Society
• Manitoba School Counsellors’ Association
• Canadian Counselling Association
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CONTENTS
• CHAPTER 1: Foundation of Guidance and Counselling Services
+ Supportive Resources
• CHAPTER 2: Scope of Activities + Supportive Resources
• CHAPTER 3: Counselling – Component 1 of School Guidance and Counselling Services + Supportive Resources
• CHAPTER 4: Prevention – Component 2 of School Guidance and Counselling Services + Supportive Resources
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CONTENTS
• CHAPTER 5: Guidance Education – Component 3 of School
Guidance and Counselling Services
+ Supportive Resources
• CHAPTER 6: Coordination – Component 4 of School
Guidance and Counselling Services + Supportive Resources
• CHAPTER 7: Notetaking, Information-Sharing and Record-Keeping
+ Supportive Resources
• CHAPTER 8: Professional Growth and Awareness
+ Supportive Resources
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CONTENTS
• APPENDIX A: Guidance Education Learning Outcomes and
Curriculum Connections
• APPENDIX B: Guidelines for Ethical Behaviour
• APPENDIX C: Sample Forms
• APPENDIX D: Reserved for specific school and school division information
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School Guidance and Counselling Services
Personal/Social Development
Educational Development
Career Development
PROGRAMMATIC
(student contact)
STRUCTURAL
(non-student contact)
COUNSELLING
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Individual counselling
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Small group counselling
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Crisis counselling
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Career counselling
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Referrals
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Peer helping programs
PREVENTION
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Primary, secondary, tertiary plans and programs
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Individual assessments
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Coordinated student support team activities
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Student advocacy
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Transitional planning
GUIDANCE
EDUCATION
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Integrated, developmental student learning outcomes
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Classroom-based guidance instruction and
COORDINATION
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Professional development
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Consultation and collaboration
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Program management and operations
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Data-informed decisionmaking
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Advocacy for guidancerelated classroom-based assessment
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Career exploration
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Group guidance activities
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Professional resources
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Post-secondary education and career resource materials and programs learning outcomes
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Needs assessment
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Time allotments and caseload management
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Calendar of activities
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School-based planning
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1. Counselling
• Individual
• Group
Please turn to page 5 and Chapter 3
(healing/therapeutic)
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1. Counselling
• Individual
• Group
(healing/therapeutic)
2. Prevention
• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary
Please turn to pp. 5-7 and Ch. 4
(informational+ healing)
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1. Counselling
3. Guidance Education
• Individual
• Group
• Infused/whole class
• Individual
• Group
Please turn to p. 7 and Chapter 5
(instructional/informational) (healing/therapeutic)
2. Prevention
• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary
(informational+ healing)
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1. Counselling
3. Guidance Education
• Individual
• Group
(healing/therapeutic)
2. Prevention
• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary
(informational+ healing)
• Infused/whole class
• Individual
• Group
(instructional/informational)
4. Coordination
• Consultation
• Collaboration
• Data-informed decisions
Please turn to p. 4 and Chapter 6
(managerial)
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INDIVIDUAL
-Guidance education and counselling
INDIVIDUAL
NEEDS
FEW STUDENTS WITH SIMILAR
COUNSELLING/PREVENTION NEEDS
SOME STUDENTS WITH SIMILAR
INFORMATIONAL NEEDS
MANY STUDENTS WITH SIMILAR
INFORMATIONAL NEEDS
ALL STUDENTS WITH SIMILAR
INFORMATIONAL NEEDS
TARGETED
-Group counselling
TARGETED
-Group guidance education
TARGETED
-Classroom and small-group strategies
- Guidance education
UNIVERSAL
-School-wide system support
-Guidance-related learning outcomes
-Guidance education activities
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AREAS OF FOCUS
• PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- self and family/family dynamics/human dynamics
- social skills
- safe communities
• EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- self and learning
- social skills for learning
- community learning
• CAREER DEVELOPMENT
- self and work
- social skills for working
- safe workplaces
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AREAS OF FOCUS:
Sample Topics
•
(1 of 2 slides)
-emotional development / anger mgt / behaviour mgt / time and organization management
-youth issues (emotional maturation [moods, grief, anxiety, suicide, depression])
-alcohol / drug / extremes
-conflict resolution / mediation / respect
-friendships / relationships (peer pressure, realistic expectations, responsibility, abusive relationships, dating violence)
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AREAS OF FOCUS:
Sample Topics
•
(2 of 2 slides)
-peer helper/peer mediator/volunteerism
-active listening
-lifestyles (decision-making, sexuality)
-diversity (special needs / multiple intelligences / individuality / culture)
-violence prevention / risk-taking / gang awareness/safe neighbourhoods
-personal safety / internet safety/luring
-harassment / intimidation / cyberbullying
-bullying / manipulation
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AREAS OF FOCUS:
Sample Topics
•
(1 of 2 slides)
-metacognition: thinking about thinking / critical inquiry skills
-learning styles and learning differences (incl. special needs,
ADHD…)
-habits of mind / attitudes
-problem solving strategies
-connections (skill/knowledge transfer)
-group work / sharing / activity centres
-portfolio writing
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AREAS OF FOCUS:
Sample Topics
•
(2 of 2 slides)
-internet research / plagiarism
-positive behaviours for learning / communication skills / strategies for asking for help
-research skills
-time management / organization skills / agenda books
-study skills / homework strategies / test preparation / strategies to reduce frustration / test anxiety
-brainstorming / thinking aloud / critical thinking
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AREAS OF FOCUS:
Sample Topics
•
(1 of 2 slides)
-career exploration
-matching aptitudes and interests to career choices
-career planning / course selection / graduation requirements / entrance requirements / apprenticeship
-aptitudes / interests / strengths
-job shadowing / volunteerism / part-time work
-balancing school / life / work
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AREAS OF FOCUS:
Sample Topics
•
(1 of 2 slides)
-personal safety – workplace safety and health / employment standards act
-work skills / certification / training / on-the-job training / entrepreneurship
-resume writing / portfolio writing
-application forms / cover letters / interview skills
-workplace attitudes / expectations / responsibilities
-bullying in the workplace
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READY-MADE CONNECTIONS
Please see Appendix A and online Manitoba Sourcebook Guidance Education Curriculum Connections
• PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
- linked to specific learning outcomes in health education, social studies and language arts
• EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- linked to specific learning outcomes in language arts, social studies, and health education
• CAREER DEVELOPMENT
- linked to specific learning outcomes in language arts, social studies, and Blueprint for Life/Work Designs
Available online grade-by-grade, outcome by outcome
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CREATING THE PROGRAM
Please turn to Chapter 6
• Consulting and collaborating
• Working within the student support team
• Working in the broader school community
• Management and operations
• Advocating
• Planning
• Informing
• Referring
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CREATING THE PROGRAM
• Data-informed decision-making
• Classroom profiles
• Needs assessments
• Incident reports
• Progress reports
• Determining needs
• Proactive needs in guidance and counselling
• Responsive needs in guidance and counselling
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CREATING THE PROGRAM
• Creating time allotments and a calendar of activities
• Coordinated, structured, infused guidance education delivery
• Balanced approach to responding to needs
• School-based planning
• Connection to school-wide outcomes planning
• Measurement of school-based results
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Please turn to Chapter 7 and Appendix B
• Record-keeping, reporting, and case notes
(Please turn to pp. 93-97)
• Balancing the need for professional records with the need for student contact
• Policies, procedures, legislation regarding retention, disposal, and sharing of files
• Information-sharing and disclosure
(Please turn to p. 98, App. B)
• Determining the degree of sharing
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• Resolving ethical dilemmas
(Please turn to pp. 99-101)
• Strategies for effective and consistent decisionmaking
• The limits of the law, ethical considerations, informed consent and confidentiality
• Disclosures
(Please turn to pp. 102-3 and Appendix C)
• Effective responses, note-taking, reporting, and issues of confidentiality
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(Chapter 7)
• Referrals
• Decision-making for referrals
• Scope of activities
• Pledge of Confidentiality
• Sample pledge
• Limits to information sharing
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(Please turn to Chapter 8)
• Stress and time management
• Importance of self-care
• Professional learning opportunities
• Caseload management
• Cultural and personal history awareness
• Self-reflection for assumptions
• Recognition of open- and closed-systems
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• School Counsellors
• School Principals
• Student Services Administrators
• Superintendents
• Chairperson of School Boards
• Chairperson of Parent Advisory Councils
• Others on request
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Developmental and Comprehensive Guidance and
Counselling Programs
Winston Churchill
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www.edu.gov.mb.ca
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