Education
The Role of an Education Assistant, Third Edition
Now in its third edition, The Role of an Education Assistant provides research, anecdotes, and practical insights from leading scholars and professionals for navigating the complexities of the education assistant role, from collaborating with teachers and students in lesson planning to creating inclusive learning environments.
Divided into four sections, The Role of an Education Assistant addresses professional standards, mental health and wellness, culture and diversity, and the challenge of supporting all students in the classroom. Drawing on the contributors’ research and field experience alongside discussion questions that encourage student reflection, this updated third edition introduces two new chapters, one on observation and documentation and another on cultivating creativity, a new list of Indigenous resources, and an expanded preface.
Featuring topical scholarship, an emphatically Canadian perspective, and timely case studies, this is a critical text for college and university students in education studies, education assistant programs, and professionals currently working in the field.
Features:
- Guides students through the complexities of the role of an education assistant with research, anecdotes, and practical advice from scholars and professionals
- Covers professional standards, mental health and wellness, culture and diversity, and strategies for supporting all students in the classroom
- Introduces two new chapters on the topics of observation and record-keeping and cultivating creativity
- An expanded preface includes an overview of added and updated content to this edition
- Includes a new list of Indigenous resources in Chapter 13
Bringing Métis Content into the K–12 Classroom
This first-of-its-kind Canadian resource provides educators with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to meaningfully integrate Métis perspectives into classroom teaching for a wide range of grade levels. Developed by authors with lived experience as Métis educators, this volume responds directly to urgent curriculum gaps and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action by offering practical, culturally grounded pathways for teaching Métis history, culture, identity, and contemporary realities, in order for educators to create a more inclusive and meaningful classroom experience.
The editors focus specifically on centring Métis knowledge, addressing the long-standing absence of classroom-ready materials. Designed for both novice and experienced educators, the text balances accessible theoretical grounding with highly practical implementation.
The text is organized into three parts to support different teaching styles and experience levels: pre-made lesson plans, stories and articles to inspire lesson planning, and links and recommended readings for supplemental learning. Throughout, educators are supported with editorial scaffolding, adaptable activities, assessment tools, and reflection questions. Each lesson is designed to be flexible across grade levels, supported by a custom index that allows users to quickly locate content by age group, theme, or curriculum focus.
Bringing Métis Content into the K–12 Classroom positions educators as fellow learners alongside their students and offers a respectful, practical, and accessible entry point into Métis education.
Features
- Accessible for non-Indigenous and novice educators without compromising depth or integrity, written by Métis authors with lived experience, ensuring authenticity, accuracy, and cultural respect
- A practical and adaptable resource that supports educators in integrating Métis perspectives into classrooms through ready-to-use lesson plans, stories, activities, suggested assignments, and additional curated resources
- A custom index helps readers locate content by age group or topic for fast, practical navigation
Integrative Approaches to Couple and Family Therapy in Canada
Integrative Approaches to Couple and Family Therapy in Canada is a practical and accessible guide to working with diverse couples and families through an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed lens. Written in a conversational style, this textbook reflects the contemporary realities of couples and families in Canada today—recognizing that they are varied, multi-faceted and constantly evolving.
The book begins with an overview of theoretical approaches and trauma-informed care before guiding readers on how to apply these concepts in the therapeutic and counselling process, from assessment to termination. The chapters cover topics including blended families, non-binary and LGBTQ2+ families, polyamorous families, co-parenting families, chosen families, and families experiencing substance use or mental health challenges.
Chapters feature “spotlight” interviews where experts in the field explore topics such as psychedelic-assisted therapy, therapy with neurodivergent families, and therapy with BIPOC families. Role-play scenario activities are interwoven throughout, offering a scenario and corresponding role-play questions to serve as prompts for interactive classroom or group learning. Reflective questions and glossaries conclude each chapter to further promote engagement and comprehension.
Filled with pedagogical features and reflective of diverse Canadian contexts, this practical resource will be valuable for courses in couple and family therapy, social work, or counselling psychology.
Features:
- A step-by-step practice framework guides students through the full therapeutic process from start to finish
- Canadian treatment contexts ground students in federal, provincial, and cultural realities of practice in Canada
- Expert “spotlight” interviews with practitioners working in emerging and specialized areas of practice include insight into work with varied and diverse family structures
- Integrated case studies throughout the text build on clinical decision-making, ethical reasoning, and treatment planning skills
- Instructor resources and in-text pedagogical features include an instructor’s manual, critical thinking questions that tie theory to practice, glossaries to reinforce professional language and key concepts, PowerPoint slides, a test bank, and structured role-play scenarios designed to engage students in the practice of therapeutic dialogue, boundary setting, and intervention strategies
School Counselling in Canada
School Counselling in Canada: A Comprehensive Guide is a collaborative text that explores the evolving and multi-faceted role of school counsellors at the intersection of education, mental health, and advocacy. Unlike general counselling resources, this book focuses on the specific challenges and responsibilities of school counsellors within Canadian contexts. School counsellors are not only advocates, confidants, and guides—they are also clinicians, educators, collaborators, and leaders who are instrumental in creating supportive and inclusive educational and counselling environments that promote student wellbeing and success.
This book blends scholarly research, lived experience, and practitioner wisdom to examine the evolving profession, ethical considerations, and the diverse and complex realities of school counselling across Canada. Using a collaborative co-author model, featuring school counsellors, practitioners, educators, and members of the Indigenous community, from various provinces, the chapters unpack specialized school counselling knowledge that will serve both future practitioners and their students in reaching their full potential. Designed for current and future school counsellors, as well as educators, administrators, and the education community as a whole, this guide offers the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the complexities of school counselling and better support student wellbeing, equity, and meaningful change.
Its comprehensive and collaborative approach to school counselling makes this resource suitable for Education and School Counselling programs at Canadian Universities.
Features:
- This text offers an in-depth look at various aspects of school counselling, while incorporating multicultural, decolonial, Indigenizing, trauma-informed, and relational lenses that can enrich understanding and practice
- Robust pedagogical features include a glossary and discussion / reflective questions
New Titles
Anti-Oppressive Child and Youth Care
Critical Conversations
By Andrea Christensen
Anti-Oppressive Practice / Child and Youth / Education / Social Work
A Critical Mental Health Primer
Towards Informed Choice in Social Services, Education, and Healthcare
By Jan N. DeFehr
Addictions, Health, and Mental Health / Education / Health Studies / Mental Health and Addictions / Nursing / Social Work
Activist Leadership for Inclusive Schools
Canadian Insights
By Zuhra Abawi, Ardavan Eizadirad, Stephanie Tuters, Andrew B. Campbell
Education / Gender, Equity, Diversity / Theory, Policy, Practice
Diversity and Equity in Canadian Schools
Fostering Human Flourishing
By Cathlene Hillier, Wendy D. Bokhorst-Heng
Education / Gender, Equity, Diversity
Arts-Based Pedagogies
Integrating Culturally Relevant Creative Processes in K–12 Education
By Tanya Berg
Education
Autism in the Ontario Context, Second Edition
An Introduction
By Kimberly Maich, Brianna M. Anderson, Carmen Hall
Autism / Child and Youth / Education / Social Work
Understanding Mental Health Across Educational Contexts
Promoting Wellness in Classrooms
By Lindsey Jaber
Addictions, Health, and Mental Health / Child and Youth / Counselling / Early Childhood Education / Education / Psychology / Social Work
Transformative Change through Educational Leadership
Stories, Models, and Wonderings
By Kenneth H. MacKinnon
Education
Indigenous Education
Cree Pedagogy: Dance Your Style
By Angelina Weenie, Willie Ermine, Kevin Lewis, Ida Swan, Mary Sasakamoose, Jeffery Cappo, Deanna Pelletier
Education / Indigenous Education / Indigenous Studies
Unsettling Education
Decolonizing and Indigenizing the Land
By Anna-Leah King, Kathleen O’Reilly, Patrick J. Lewis
Education / Indigenous Education / Indigenous Studies
Land as Relation
Teaching and Learning through Place, People, and Practices
By Margaret Kress, Kahente Horn-Miller
406 PagesEducation / Indigenous Education / Indigenous Studies
Inclusive Education
Activist Leadership for Inclusive Schools
Canadian Insights
By Zuhra Abawi, Ardavan Eizadirad, Stephanie Tuters, Andrew B. Campbell
Education / Gender, Equity, Diversity / Theory, Policy, Practice
Diversity and Equity in Canadian Schools
Fostering Human Flourishing
By Cathlene Hillier, Wendy D. Bokhorst-Heng
Education / Gender, Equity, Diversity
Transformative Change through Educational Leadership
Stories, Models, and Wonderings
By Kenneth H. MacKinnon
Education
Enacting Anti-Racist and Activist Pedagogies in Teacher Education
Canadian Perspectives
By Ardavan Eizadirad, Zuhra Abawi, Andrew B. Campbell
300 PagesEducation
Social Justice Education in Canada
Select Perspectives
By Ali A. Abdi
234 PagesEducation / Gender, Equity, Diversity
DisAppearing
Encounters in Disability Studies
By Tanya Titchkosky, Elaine Cagulada, Madeleine DeWelles, Efrat Gold
318 PagesDisability Studies / Education
Equity as Praxis in Early Childhood Education and Care
By Zuhra Abawi, Ardavan Eizadirad, Rachel Berman
214 PagesEarly Childhood Education / Education
Educational Leadership
Leadership for Flourishing in Educational Contexts
By Benjamin Kutsyuruba, Sabre Cherkowski, Keith D. Walker
358 PagesEducation / Theory, Policy, Practice
Teaching in the Anthropocene
Education in the Face of the Environmental Crisis
By Alysha J. Farrell, Candy Jones, Michelle Lam
338 PagesEducation / Environmental Studies
Leadership in Education
The Power of Generative Dialogue
By Pamela Adams, Carmen Mombourquette, David Townsend
258 PagesEducation
The Compassionate Educator
Understanding Social Issues and the Ethics of Care in Canadian Schools
By Allyson Jule
316 PagesEducation / Gender, Equity, Diversity
The Role of an Education Assistant, Second Edition
Supporting Inclusion
By Mary Harber, Asha Rao
348 PagesEducation
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