The Ontario School Counsellor Association recognizes that we need more racialized people to become Guidance Counsellors in Ontario. More racialized people working as Guidance Counsellors will help our students feel safer, represented, and seen. It will help our schools and our organization through more adequate representation of the socio-cultural composition of Ontarians, and amplify much needed perspectives.
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L'Association des conseillères et des conseillers d’orientation scolaire de l'Ontario reconnaît que nous avons besoin de plus de personnes racialisées pour devenir des conseillers en orientation en Ontario. Un plus grand nombre de personnes racialisées travaillant comme conseillers en orientation aideront nos élèves à se sentir plus en sécurité, représentés et vus. Il aidera nos écoles et notre organisation grâce à une représentation plus adéquate de la composition socioculturelle des Ontariennes et des Ontariens et à amplifier les perspectives indispensables.

Bonjour! Parlez-vous français? Avez-vous un baccalauréat, une maîtrise, ou un doctorat en français et vous aimez traduire de l'anglais au français?

L'ACOSO a besoin de vous!
 
L'association des conseillères et des conseillers d'orientation scolaire de l'Ontario est à la recherche de traductrices ou traducteur francophone pour traduire notre bulletin d'information, notre revue trimestrielle, notre site web et tous nos autres projets. Nous offrons 10 - 15 cents du mot. Si vous êtes intéressé, veuillez envoyer votre CV par courriel à la présidente de l''ACOSO Cathy Lihou à l'adresse suivante : cathylihou@gmail.com.

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Speak French? Have a B.A., Masters or Ph.D. in French? Enjoy translating
English into French? OSCA Needs You!

The Ontario School Counsellors' Association is looking for individuals who would like to do some French translation. We are offering 10 to 15 cents per word. We will need translation for our newsletter, quarterly magazine, website and other projects as the come up. Interested candidates should send their resume to OSCA President, Cathy Lihou at cathylihou@gmail.com

As we plan our first hybrid Cannexus conference...
Planning for Cannexus, Canada's Career Development Conference in January 2022 is now underway. Cannexus22 is expected to be a hybrid conference with a live in-person and virtual portion. More information about the format and schedule will be available in the coming months.

At this point, CERIC invites individuals or organizations with an interest in presenting at the 16th annual Cannexus to submit a brief session outline for consideration using the Proposal Form and encourages you to inform colleagues or students of this opportunity.

Submitting a proposal is not a commitment to present at the conference. If you submit a proposal and you are selected to present, you will receive a formal email invitation by the summer – with further details on session type, duration and whether in-person or virtual – and at that time you will be given a deadline to accept or decline the invitation.
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Alors que nous planifions notre première congrès hybride Cannexus
La planification du congrès canadien en développement de carrière de Cannexus en janvier 2022 est maintenant en cours. On s'attend à ce que Cannexus22 soit un congrès hybride avec en personne et une partie virtuelle. Plus d'informations sur le format et le calendrier seront disponibles dans les mois à venir.

À ce stade, le CERIC invite les individus ou les organisations intéressés à présenter à la 16e édition de Cannexus à soumettre une brève proposition de présentation via le formulaire d’application qui suit. N'hésitez pas à partager cette invitation avec vos collègues ou étudiants.

Nous tenons à vous assurer que soumettre une proposition n'est pas un engagement à présenter au congrès. Si vous soumettez une proposition et que vous êtes sélectionné pour présenter, vous recevrez une invitation officielle par courriel d'ici l'été. Cette invitation contiendra plus de détails sur le type de séance, la durée et si elle est en personne ou virtuelle, et à ce moment-là, vous aurez un délai pour accepter ou refuser l'invitation.

This is the fifth lesson in a series of six lessons to support the development of stress management
and healthy coping skills.

Do you ever notice that sometimes you get stuck in thinking negative thoughts or assuming that other
people might be thinking or feeling a certain way about you? Do you spend time worrying about the future and what may or may not happen?
We call these "thinking traps" and they can happen to any of us! While these thoughts are often unrealistic or untrue, they can impact how we feel about ourselves and others. This virtual field trip focuses on thought-changing strategies. These strategies help us slow down and notice how we might be feeling. We can begin to identify thinking traps while developing skills to help us challenge and restructure our thinking in healthy ways. The skills we develop using thought-changing strategies can support self-awareness, self-monitoring, and communication of thoughts and feelings.

Learn More!

During the COVID-19 pandemic there have been heightened levels of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, along with other psychological problems. It is important for mental health professionals to understand how pandemics and pandemic management affects the mental health of clients, and to be able to use this information to better support ourselves and our clients in a practical manner during this time.

This session will include a lecture from the speaker and will be followed by a question and answer session. Participants will have a chance to submit questions in advance of the event, as well as in the live chat. The webinar will be held on June 4, 2021, and will run from 9:00am to 12:00pm (Mountain Standard Time).

This webinar will be hosted using Zoom and recorded for those who are unable to attend the live event. All registrants will receive a link to the recorded webinar and all presentation materials several days after the conclusion of the event.

SMART is a 9-session, 20-hour, evidence-based program designed to address the needs of all educators including teachers, educational assistants, child and youth workers, staff, administrators, social workers, psychologists and other helping professionals who work with students.

This evidence-based course trains participants to better mange work-related and personal stress in order to cultivate emotional balance.

Teens today need help to manage anxiety, cultivate empathy and compassion and develop coping skills. Mindfulness can help them, and this introductory workshop will help you teach mindfulness to teens. Whether you’re a teacher, education support worker, or other youth service practitioner, you’ll get the information and resources you need to design a new mindfulness curriculum or implement an existing one. You’ll explore the core elements of mindfulness training, practical applications, curriculum connections, neuroscience research, customized lesson plans and adaptations for different populations.

OSCA/ACOSO is going virtual for 2021 and we are looking forward to connecting, learning, and sharing with you in new ways this year! With valued feedback from our members, we are excited to host a virtual conference for 2021. Join us as we move forward: FORWARD21: Moving from Chaos to Opportunity. 

Stay connected with us for conference registration and more details.

http://www.osca.ca/

 

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

This next issue of OSCA Today will drop into your mailbox one year into this global pandemic,
which only appears to be getting worse before it gets better. We have all made sacrifices.
Many of us may be managing but many more are not. Educators across our province are
witnessing first-hand how many of our students are struggling. This pandemic continues to put
a strain on all of us especially our students and their families. We need help with advice and
resources. We need you!

Here is what we need:

First. Resources. We would like your suggestion for support agencies that our students can
reach out to. We especially need resources for our BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, People of Colour,
2SLGBTQQ students.

Second. Articles. If you have stories, ideas or advice to help us and our students endure this
pandemic, we would love to hear from you. We would love it if you would write an article for
OSCA Today.

Please reach out and submit your resources and articles ideas to Roderick Conte, OSCA VP of
Communications at rbconte@yahoo.com

 

Next session: July 9th to July 31st

All three parts will be offered. Candidates may enrol in one part.

Cost: $650 (includes a copy of ethical guidelines and a one year OSCA Subscription)

Taught by a current school Guidance Counsellor, through an interactive, online classroom environment.

Candidates must hold a valid OCT and be in good standing to register.