​​​​​​​​​Ms. Campbell  (Student Last Name: A - Jo)  cicampbell@sd43.bc.ca

Dr. Maierle  (Student Last Name: Jp - Neb)  lmaierle@sd43.bc.ca

Ms. Sidhu  (Student Last Name: ​Nec - Z)  asidhu@sd43.bc.ca

The Role of a School Counsellor

As well as being accredited teachers, School Counsellors are trained mental health professionals with graduate level degrees in counselling psychology.  They help with:

• Academic support:
• Help students with course selection and create academic plans to meet their goals.
• Personal and social-emotional support:
• Offer short-term individual and group counselling for problems such as stress, anxiety, and social challenges.
• Help students develop self-esteem, decision-making skills, and social skills.
• Collaboration and advocacy:
• Act as a liaison between students, parents, teachers, and the school administration.
• Advocate for students' needs
• Referrals:
• Identify students who need specialized help and refer them to external, community-based resources and mental health programs.
• Prevention programs:
• Facilitate programs to raise awareness about important issues such as drug abuse and other challenges students may face.

 
The Role of the Post-Secondary and Career Advisor

Advisors specialize in providing up-to-date information on post-secondary and career options.  They assist with college and university applications by providing detailed information about entrance requirements, pre-requisite courses, deadlines, and scholarship opportunities for students and their families.

Here are some resources for Students & Parents:
·       Port Moody Secondary Career Centre
·       Anxiety Canada
·       Bounce Back BC
·       Here-to-Help BC
·       Foundry BC
·       Kelty Mental Health
·       Share Family & Community Services
·       Family Smart
·       Qmunity
·       Toward the Heart

Urgent Support Phone/TEXT/Chat

• 988 Get Help Suicide Crisis Helpline (24–7)
• “9-8-8"
• START: Short Term Assessment Response Treatment
• For those aged 6 -18, experiencing a mental health/substance use crisis and living in the Fraser Health region.
• 1-844-782-7811 (9am-9pm M – F; 12-9 Sat., Sun., & holidays)
• Kids Help Phone (24–7): Kids, Teens, & Young adults
• 310-1234 (BC), 1-800-668-6868 (Canada)
• Text CONNECT to 686868
• KUU-US Crisis Line: BC wide Indigenous Crisis and Support Line
• 604-951-8855 / 1-877-820-7444
• The Crisis Center of BC (24-7)
• Call 1-800-SUICIDE/ 1-800-784-2433
• Youthinbc.com (chat service for youth: (noon–1 am)
• 310 Crisis Centre & Mental Health Support (24-7)
• 310-6789
  
• Victim Link BC (24-7) Victim of Sexual Violence & Exploitation
• 1-800-563-0808

 
Other Supports

• Child and Youth Mental Health
• Child and Youth Mental Health: Ages 0 – 19, walk-in Mental Health Clinic
• Walk in only intakes every Tuesday from 9am – 2:30 pm;
• address: Suite 300-3003 St. John's St., Port Moody
• 236-468-2373
• 811 Non-Emergency Health Advice mental health and substance use services
• Call or text 811
• QCHAT: Peer support for 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth in BC
• Call 1-866-956-1777 / text 250-800-9036 (Sat – Thurs. 6–9 pm)​