Program Description
This program is offered by the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology through 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.
More information about the Certificate in First Nations and Inuit Student Personnel Services program (program requirements, a full list of courses and course descriptions) can be found below.
Certificate (Cert.) First Nations and Inuit Student Personnel Services (30 Credits)
Offered by:~Continuing Education-Educatio
Degree:CT 1st Nat & Inuit St Pers Srv
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
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDPC 202
Helping Skills Practicum 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDPC 203
Helping Skills Practicum 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDPC 205
Career/Occupational Dev
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDPC 208
Native Families' Dynamics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDPC 209
Basic Crisis Interven Skills
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDPC 210
Field Experience
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 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
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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
- Instructors
- Mary Shem, Daisy Bearskin Herodier
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EDKP 204
Health Education
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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
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EDPI 211
Social & Emotional Development
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
Admission Information
This program is offered through community partners - there is no direct admission. For more information about partners and how to create a partnership with ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ First Nations and Inuit Education, see our Partners page.
Course Delivery Method
The Office of First Nations and Inuit Education works collaboratively to structure the course delivery method with the Partner. The sequence of courses, the location, the dates are all decided together- ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ and the Partner. The programs are customized to meet the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ requirements as well as the Partner’s needs. Examples of course delivery methods include; face to face courses, blended courses using technology for follow up and support, community based as well as courses offered on ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ campus. The uniqueness of the course delivery method is the attentiveness that is paid to the students’ learning and well-being.
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