Like
Counselling Services
College can be a stressful and confusing time for many students. Douglas College Counsellors can assist you with managing your personal challenges, career planning and understanding your rights and responsibilities. The help and understanding Counsellors provide can help you enjoy your studies and ease the pressures of College life.
Information students share with Counsellors is considered confidential, unless the Counsellor determines that there is an imminent risk of danger to human life. In such situations Counsellors are required by law to release information as appropriate. Students may wish to allow Counsellors to release personal information in some circumstances. For additional details please refer to confidentiality.
Counselling services
At Douglas, we offer three types of counselling services:
Educational Counselling/Student Advocacy
Please contact us to book an appointment.
Instructional services
Counsellors may instruct Human Development credit courses in some semesters. The most commonly offered course is HUMD 0130 (fourteen weeks) which combines career exploration and personal development topics. See Human Development in the College Calendar for information on past Human Development courses.
Student workshops
Counsellors may offer non-credit workshop for registered students that are designed to promote personal growth and student success. The most commonly offered workshop is an Introduction to Career Planning. Please contact us for information about upcoming workshops.
Career Counselling or Academic Advising?
If you know which program(s) you would like to take at Douglas College and have questions about entrance requirements, tuition, university transfer and course selection, make an appointment to speak with an Academic Advisor or attend an information session.
If you are unsure about your educational and career goals, contact us to book an appointment with a Counsellor.
Check out our Student Services interactive video to learn about all the services available to you as a Douglas student.
