<h2>Meet your Guidance Department</h2><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><strong>Ms. M. Farwell</strong>,&nbsp;</span><em><span>Counsellor&nbsp;A-G,&nbsp;x457</span></em></p><p><span><strong>Mrs. R. Riolo,</strong>&nbsp;</span><em><span>Department Head of Guidance and Career Education H-Liu,&nbsp;x441</span></em></p><p><span><strong>Ms. S. Hawkins</strong>,&nbsp;</span><em><span>Counsellor Lo-V,&nbsp;x437</span></em></p><p><em><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></em><span><strong>Mr. J. Tam</strong>,&nbsp;</span><em><span>Counsellor W-Z,&nbsp;x438</span></em></p><p><span><strong>Mrs. N. Simtikidis</strong>,&nbsp;</span><em><span>Office Administrator,&nbsp;x458</span></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>What we do</h3><p><span>Guidance and Career Education&nbsp;offers to&nbsp;students, teachers, parents, and the community a variety of services and programs.&nbsp; The Guidance&nbsp;</span><span lang="EN-CA">department at Unionville&nbsp;</span><span>provides support regarding the academic and personal needs of each individual student. Academic counselling may include assistance with course selection, career planning or pathway options.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-CA">Each student is unique and has individual needs that are important to them. At Unionville, counsellors of​fer individual appointments to facilitate each student’s needs. We believe in guiding and challenging our students to become independent, healthy learners that consistently work at their full potential.</span></p><p>Our guidance department serves the school community in a variety of ways:</p><ul><li>Supports students in academic planning and&nbsp;<a href="https://www2.yrdsb.ca/schools-programs/secondary-school/experience-secondary-school/choose-my-courses">course selection</a>.</li><li>Helps students to seek out special <a href="https://www2.yrdsb.ca/schools-programs/secondary-school/secondary-school-programs-and-opportunities">pathways programs</a> in secondary school that support their learning styles, interests and needs.</li><li>Helps individual students to envision a plan for post-secondary and target some short and long term goals.</li><li>Provides information around all post-secondary pathways (workplace, college, apprenticeship, university) and&nbsp;<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www2.yrdsb.ca/schools-programs/secondary-school/experience-secondary-school/explore-my-options/explore-careers"><span>career pathways</span></a><span>.</span></li><li>Supports students in establishing effective <a href="https://www2.yrdsb.ca/node/1207">study habits</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www2.yrdsb.ca/node/1203"><span>exam preparation</span></a><span>.</span></li><li>Coaches in the scholarship application process.</li><li>Supports students in such life skills as <a href="https://www2.yrdsb.ca/schools-programs/secondary-school/experience-secondary-school/build-my-skills/decision-making">decision-making</a>, problem-solving, conflict-resolution,&nbsp;<span> </span><a href="https://www2.yrdsb.ca/schools-programs/secondary-school/experience-secondary-school/stress%20management"><span>stress&nbsp;</span></a><span> and&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www2.yrdsb.ca/node/1208"><span> time managemen</span></a><span>t &nbsp;and relationship awareness.</span></li><li>Provides personal counselling and referrals to&nbsp;<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www2.yrdsb.ca/community/community-supports"><span>community resources</span></a><span>.</span></li><li>Provides crisis counselling and referrals to community resources.</li></ul>