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Mohawk College counsellors offer a range of support services to current, registered full and part-time students.  Counselling Services, which are confidential, are available at all four campuses. Drop in or call and make an appointment.

What We Offer:

Personal Counselling

Confidential counselling is provided in a variety of areas including:

• depression
• anxiety
• stress management
• violence/assault/abuse
• relationship and family issues
• financial issues
• sexuality
• addictions
• personal growth and development
• self esteem
• legal concerns
• bereavement/grief

Career and Educational Planning

Counsellors can help clarify educational and career options through the following:

• skill, interest, value and personality preference assessments and testing
• identifying college and/or university transfer options
• providing information about how to apply to university or college graduate certificate programs
• counselling for students who are considering changing out of their current programs

Academic Skills Development

Counsellors can share proven strategies to improve academic and personal performance in areas such as:

• note taking
• time management
• writing tests and exams
• managing test anxiety
• maximizing your learning style
• delivering effective presentations

Where to Find Us:

Fennell Campus: (905) 575-2211, Room C117
IAHS Campus: (905) 540-4247 ext 26750 Room 303
Brantford Campus: (519) 758-6014 Room A102
Stoney Creek Campus: (905) 575-1212 ext 2538

Mohawk College values the peaceful and positive expression of conflict within the college community, an environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Early, informal resolution of disputes and the maintenance of open lines of communication are critical elements of a respectful environment. The assistance of a mediator is available to all students and staff on a confidential and voluntary basis.

Mediation is a process of direct negotiation between individuals in conflict, whereby a trained, experienced, neutral advisor - the mediator - assists the parties to clarify issues, identify options and formulate an agreement. Mediation allows the parties to control the process and the outcome while working to reduce conflict, anger, mistrust and misperceptions.

Any individual in the conflict may request mediation. Mediation is voluntary and must be acceptable to all parties involved. The mediator will meet each individual separately to ascertain if mediation is appropriate and to arrive at an understanding of the issues from each perspective.

If mediation is both appropriate and agreeable to all parties, a joint meeting will be scheduled for the parties by the mediator. If mediation is successful, the mediator will draft a Memorandum of Understanding, an agreement in good faith, reflecting the resolution of the issues. All parties and the mediator will be expected to sign the Memorandum.

If mediation is unsuccessful, the parties will be advised of other options for consideration.

The usual issues that all college students have to deal with can be more difficult if you are trying to develop a positive gender identity, sexual orientation or coping with discrimination because you are part of a minority group in our society.  The specific issues that you might encounter if you identify as LGBTIQ may include, depression/anxiety, guilt, substance abuse, relationship/intimacy issues, heterosexism, homophobia, and transphobia.  There may be a huge strain on you if you feel that you cannot be yourself and have to always decide what you can or cannot reveal about yourself.

As a College student, you have a right

• to be considered a mature adult

• to have your needs be of equal importance to the needs of others

• to make mistakes and to be responsible for them

• to make your own decisions

• to say "no" without feeling guilty

• to express your anger - as well as other emotions - as long as you do not hurt others

• to be listened to

• to be responsible for yourself and your actions

• to say "I don't know" or "I don't understand

• Available to address health issues on a drop-in basis and by appointment
• Offer educational information and resources on a wide variety of topics
• Provide health teaching and supportive counseling
  
• Sale of birth control pills and other contraceptives at reduced prices
• Assess and treat any physical or emotional health issues
• Assist with completion of Communicable Disease Screening Process required for all Health Sciences and Human Services students, as well as ongoing support to students relating to immunization requirements
• Referrals to community resources and specialists
• STI testing and health education
• Give allergy injections
• Follow up with WSIB related to injuries that occur while on unpaid placement

For more information on Health Services contact: