AFM Counsellors (BSD)

AFM (Addictions Foundation of Manitoba) – School Based Services

Goals

• To encourage the early identification and referral of students experiencing problems related to their alcohol/other drug or gambling involvement.
• To prevent students from becoming harmful involved in alcohol or other drugs or gambling.
• To assist and support students affected by the alcohol/other drug or gambling involvement of people close to them.

Services

• Assessment - Individual or group. Gather information that will help the counsellor and the young person set goals and make an action plan based on the young person’s needs.
• Counselling - Individual or group. Assist the young person in meeting the goals they identifed in the assessment.
• Referral - AMF counsellors can make referrals to other services within AFM or external services as needed in order to help clients meet their goals.
• Prevention/Education – Counsellors are available to make presentations to classes. They also provide a source of accurate information to individual students, parents, school staff, community members and staff from other agencies on alcohol other drugs or gambling and their effects.
• Consultation - Counsellors are available to consult with and support parents, teachers or students who have concerns about student’s use of alcohol/other drugs or gambling.

Confidentiality

AFM counsellors encourage young people to involve their parents in the counselling process; however it is not necessary that parents be aware that a student is seeing the counsellor. The exception to this is where the school or another agency (e.g. probation) is mandating the student’s attendance and there are consequences for non-attendance. Students can be sure that information they share is not shared with anyone else. Exceptions to this include: harm to self or others, physical, sexual or emotional abuse, or attending the counselling center under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.

Contact

• Neelin and Massey ♦ Lisa Thibeau – (204)729-3846
• Crocus ♦ Kristen Zagers - (204)729-3939
• Main office – (204)729-3838 

Schedule

• Lisa Thibeau
  • Monday – AFM
  • Tuesday – Vincent Massey
  • Wednesday – Neelin
  • Thursday – Vincent Massey
  • Friday – Neelin
• Kristen Zagers
  • Monday – Crocus
  • Tuesday – Crocus
  • Wednesday – Crocus
  • Thursday – Crocus
  • Friday – AFM