Family School Counsellors
Our Family School Counsellors support the social, emotional and mental wellness of students and families within their home, school, and community through early intervention and prevention. Family School Counsellors work alongside school counsellors. To find a school counsellor, please visit your school's website.
Family School Counsellors meet with children, youth, parents, and families to go over issues affecting student success supporting them to look for options, develop strategies and find solutions.
Services offered:
- Provide support services to families and children facing social, emotional, and family challenges
- Build skills with students in small groups
- Promote effective communication within families and between parents and students
- Assist families in navigating and finding information and resources, such as counselling services, income support, community programs, etc.
- Promote preventative opportunities within the schools and community
- Provide support in schools and in the home
- Collaborate with community agencies
- Organize family events and parent sessions
- Enhance Catholic family values by building home, school, and parish
Please click here for a list of community resources for Red Deer and area.
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Our Family School Counsellors
Brenden Mardrusiak
Family School Counsellor-Ecole Notre Dame Secondaire School
École Secondaire Notre Dame High School
Cathy Swinston
St. Teresa of Avila School & St. Martin de Porres School
Cindy Goodfellow
St. Dominic Catholic High School
Danielle Chamryk
Montfort Centre-Indigneous Education
Jennifer Hare
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School
Julie Masson
École Camille J. Lerouge School & St. Martin de Porres School
Kara Eggen
St. Matthew Catholic School
Karen Wilson
St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School & Maryview School
Katherine Seymour
St. Francis of Assisi Middle School, Father Henri Voisin School
Keitlyn Williams
Holy Family School and St. Elizabeth Seton School
Melissa Grant
École Mother Teresa School & École Our Lady of the Rosary School
Rozalyn Vickery
St. Joseph High School
Sarah Wise
Family School Counsellor-St. Gregory the Great Catholic School
St. Gregory the Great Catholic School
Shanda Lyons
Family School Counsellor-St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School
St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School