WELCOME TO YOUR SCHOOL’S COUNSELLING RESOURCES
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“RESOURCES”
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Voice mail: 752-5651 ex. 405 Email: dosborn@sd69.bc.ca
DAVID OSBORN
DISTRICT
69: SCHOOL COUNSELLOR
Learning is a
most important task and a most wonderful Gift. My Dad affectionately referred to
me as a “professional student;” and my Granny used to say, “Learning is never a
burden lad, you can carry it anywhere!” Well, here I am….still at school; and
hopefully sharing that which I am learning and have learned along the way. My formal journey of
learning is a meandering path: beginning with teacher training and a BA
from UVic and Open Learning; a diploma in ministerial training in California;
followed by a diploma in Family Therapy; training in Conflict Resolution; and
other related points of study. Most recently, I completed a Master’s program
from St. Francis Xavier,
integrating my work with Restorative
Justice.
Qualicum
Beach has been my home since the early seventies and I have worked in many
schools in our district: initially, as a Child and Youth Care Worker; then, as
a Special Education Teacher; and presently, as a School Counsellor. Currently,
I’m working with QBES, AES, BES, and occasionally FBS. This year, I’m also
working with the District’s Drug & Alcohol Review Committee. On my home
side, my wife, Carrie, another learner (the “WOW Bus lady” as many of you know
her), my son, Brayden and I are very thankful to be living in beautiful
Qualicum Beach and for all that it provides for us as a family.
So here I am,
still at school and…still learning.