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YT 400: Mentorship & Practicum | 190 Hours

Course ID: YT 400
Title: Mentorship & Practicum

The practicum and mentorship phase of the program begins only after all courses are complete. The intention of the practicum is to provide students with hands-on practice to help transition from theoretical knowlege to real-world application.

​This phase includes: 
- 160 hours of practicum work
  • including 1:1 & group therapy sessions, continued learning, guidance, and consultation.
- 30 hours of mentorship
  • 1:1 mentorship via Zoom 

The practicum is primarily conducted within students' local communities, facilitated by Canmore Counselling & the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School with the support of required mentoship.

​Practicum sites may include community centres, clinical, virtual platforms, and other relevant local venues, providing diverse and valuable hands-on experience.

Canmore Location:

109-705 10th Street Canmore, AB T1W2A3
We're next to Communitea & Vermelho, 
​on the corner of 10th St. and 6th Ave.

Established in 2014.
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Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, nehiyaw-Métis member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. The primary location of Canmore Counselling and Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School is located in Chuwapchipchiyan Kudi Bi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore. We are grateful to be located on Treaty 7 territory and the current and ancestral lands of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda), which includes of the Bearspaw First Nation, Chiniki First Nation, and Goodstoney First Nation, as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika First Nation, Piikani First Nation, and Kainai First Nation. This is also the home to the Rocky View Métis District 4 within the Battle River Territory. We recognize all Nations who continue to nurture these lands, and we are dedicated to uplifting Truth, language, and culture as essential to right relations. As an act of reconciliation and commitment to decolonization, we are committed to the TRC's Calls to Action. 

At Canmore Counselling, we are also privileged to be yoga students, practitioners, and guides. Our offerings centre on the root of yoga as Indigenous to South Asia, and we are grateful to learn from and amplify the South Asian practitioners and teachers whenever possible. We are grateful for the eight limbs of yoga, as taught by Patanjali. It is a joy to walk alongside our incredible alumni of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School as they create opportunities for care, connection & curiosity within their communities. 

We believe wholeheartedly that trauma-informed care requires commitment to community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism. Thank you for being here :)​