Media Spotlight – Dr. Nancy Heath Featured in Psychology Today Video on Student Mental Health
Improving Student Mental Health During the COVID-19 CrisisDr. Nancy Heath, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, helps students foster resilience to remain calm and handle stressful situations in this video produced by Phychology Today.
Media Spotlight – Dr. Nancy Heath Featured in Psychology Today Video on Student Mental Health
Improving Student Mental Health During the COVID-19 CrisisDr. Nancy Heath, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, helps students foster resilience to remain calm and handle stressful situations in this video produced by Phychology Today.
Media Spotlight – Tips for Managing Anxiety from Tina Montreuil, ECP Assistant Professor
Learn tips and tricks for managing anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in this Globe and Mail article, featuring Tina Montreuil, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill's Faculty of Education.
Understanding that you need to accept the things that are beyond your control is the first step.
Media Spotlight – Tips for Managing Anxiety from Tina Montreuil, ECP Assistant Professor
Learn tips and tricks for managing anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in this Globe and Mail article, featuring Tina Montreuil, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill's Faculty of Education.
Understanding that you need to accept the things that are beyond your control is the first step.
Media Spotlight – Tina Montreuil, ECP Assistant Professor
Tina Montreuil, Assistant Professor in Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and a Clinical Psychologist specializing in anxiety disorders, helps us understand how anxiety is a normal response in the face of COVID-19.
Media Highlight: Marie-Claude Geoffroy Discusses Link Between Cybervictimization and Suicide
Congratulation to Faculty of Education (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology) Assistant Professor Dr.
Media Spotlight on ECP's "Game Over" Event With Guest Speaker Cam Adair
The upcoming event, Game Over: When Video Games Become a Problem featuring guest speaker Cam Adair, is getting some media buzz. Co-hosted byÌýMcGill Education's Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and the Montreal non-profit, Agence Ometz, Game Over is a one-night only free parenting masterclass that discusses gaming addiction.
Media Spotlight: McGill Education Students Featured on CTV
With the talk of teacher shortages in Quebec, CTV conducted a story "Is Quebec’s teacher shortage being caused by new laws, poor working conditions?" Some of the Faculty's students were featured in this story, and impacts future educators from all of our departments:Ìý/x/ZVM
ECS 2020 Features Two McGill Education Speakers
Early Childhood Symposium 2020 (February 11 & 12, 2020) will feature two McGill Education speakers:ÌýDr. Sheryl Smith-Gilman will give the Opening Plenary as Keynote Speaker and Dr. Tina Montreuil will lead the workshop "Healthy Minds, Healthy Schools & Resilience Building in Children: Preliminary Outcomes". The symposium will be held at Palace Centre de Congrès (1717 Boul le Corbusier,ÌýLaval, Québec, H7S 2K7).
Celebrate International Day of Education
McGill's Faculty of Education reminds all students, staff, alumni, and friends that education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24 as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
Media Spotlight: Dr. Steven Shaw Gets Students Back to their Routine
It's January! Are you having trouble getting back to your regular routine after the holidays? Are you trudging to class or happy to be back?ÌýDr. Steven Shaw of McGill's Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology shares his outlook and expertise about settling back into the school routine with CJAD 800 Morning Host, Andrew Carter. Listen now.
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Media Spotlight: ECP Chair Jeffrey Derevensky Advises Against "Gambling Gifts"
In the spirit of the holidaysÌýGlobal TV interviewed Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky, the Faculty's Educational and Counselling Psychology Chair, about the dangers of giving kids and teens gifts and stocking stuffers gifts that promote gambling. Can lottery tickets and scratch tickets lead to youth gambling addiction? See the full interview here:Ìý/x/ZETÌý
Dr. Allison Gonsalves Speaks Out About the Polytechnique Massacre
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Dr. Allison Gonsalves was asked to speak at McGill's December 6th eventÌýhonouring the memory of the victims of the Polytechnique Massacre;Ìýthe 30th anniversary of the tragedy and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Dr. Gonsalves was there in her capacity as the Co-Chair for McGill's Senate Subcommittee on Women.
Media Spotlight: CBC Radio asks Dr. Jeffrey Derevensky about Gaming
CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup explored gaming addiction in an interview with Dr.ÌýJeffrey Derevensky, Chair of McGill's Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP) with the Faculty of Education. Also featured, Cam Adair, upcoming guestÌýspeaker scheduled to be brought in by ECP and partnering organizations for an event in Spring 2020. Note that Dr.