Union Counselling Program
A Union Counselling Program can help your members cope with the many challenges in their lives.
Local unions with a Union Counselling Program help members with drug and alcohol problems, mental health issues, violence in the family, financial problems and more, essentially any personal issues affecting them in their workplace, home or community.
Register for the Spring 2010 session today!
- Level One (session in progress, registration closed)
- Level Two
What is the Union Counselling Program?
- Members are trained as Union Counsellors to help with other members' problems in a respectful, understanding and confidential manner.
- Union Counsellors connect members with the appropriate community services and agencies for help with their particular problem.
- Union Counsellors are then available to provide ongoing support and follow up for your members.
- It is a 30-hour, three level Canadian Labour Congress sanctioned program spread over 10 weeks.
Why Start a Union Counselling Program?
- Get members the help they need.
- Strengthen your local by involving more members in the union.
- Be part of a national network of union activists and staff who work with our partner, the United Way - Centraide, to support community services and agencies through advocacy.
For more information contact Sharon Lupton at 519-438-1723 ext. 232.