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''PIT'' crews cut psychiatric wait times
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A pilot project for treating students with acute mental health issues through UVic Health Services has significantly reduced wait times, allowing at-risk students to get the help they need more quickly.
Hishuk ish tsawalk—everything is one
The Ring
"There's a concept in Nuu-chah-nulth culture called hishuk ish tsawalk," says Marcena Wika Louie, one of the first cohort of the Indigenous Communities Counselling Psychology (ICCP) program graduating in November. "It means everything is connected, everything is one. That's the basis of my holistic approach to counselling."
Indigenous community counselling
The Ring
Lindsay Delaronde’s plans are as big as they come: she wants to take what she’s learning in Canada’s first Indigenous master’s degree program around the world. The 29-year-old woman from the Mohawk Nation in Quebec is one of 14 students taking part in the University of Victoria program—the first in the country to offer a master’s degree in Indigenous Communities Counselling, leading to provincial and national certification.
Counselling program addresses need
The Ring
For years, Lorna Williams had heard about and seen certified counsellors arriving in First Nations communities without the proper preparation and knowledge to work effectively and respectfully with their Aboriginal clients. In frustration, the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Knowledge and Learning searched for a better way to educate counsellors in both Indigenous and Western approaches to emotional and psychological healing. The result was the UVic-developed master’s program in counselling for Aboriginal communities—the first of its kind in the country—and 15 of the inaugural program graduates receive their degrees this month.
Counselling is connection
The Ring
How do you deal with procrastination, and the temptation of one more little coffee break before studying? What happens when a relationship ends, and your social network is one person lighter? Fellow students can help. University of Victoria’s Counselling Services not only provides an open door to those who seek its consultative services, they also offer in-depth training to UVic students who want to help their peers.
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