Counselling Services
RWA counsellors are available to help students as well as parents and guardians make better decisions concerning students’ educational, personal, and vocational choices.
Students who encounter personal, social, or family issues may seek the services of the school’s counsellors in a confidential environment (according to the Quebec Education Act and Youth Protection Act). Parents and guardians may also seek advice concerning issues regarding their child. Counsellors are a liaison with medical and psychological professionals outside the school.
Anxiety and self-regard issues are of a particular focus. RWA Student Services provides information sessions for parents and guardians to inform them of adolescent development issues. As well, Mindfulness-based stress management interventions are provided to students on a group or individual basis. A “Moment of Pause-itivity” is offered every day at the beginning of period three.
Health and Social Services
The Youth Family Child Department of the CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montreal works closely with the school staff and community partners to ensure that the school is a healthy environment. The Nurse helps to improve, maintain and protect the health of the students by screening for health problems to orient students to appropriate resources. The Nurse offers group information sessions on health-related issues to students and school staff, provides support and consultations to school staff regarding first aid, monitors immunization, students’ health records, and provides vaccinations. The Social Worker provides prevention services and intervenes with children who are experiencing psychosocial, adaptation or integration problems by offering classroom sessions to nurture children’s emotional, social and ethical development; provides individual and family counselling; refers these children and their families to appropriate resources; provides group interventions to children to promote positive self-esteem and to respond to particular issues; acts as a consultant to school staff.
