Our goal is to provide diverse course offerings in the Social Sciences and Humanities – Family Studies department to ensure multiple learning opportunities for every type of learner. There are many different pathways a student can take and there are no mandatory prerequistes allowing students to opt into our course when their timetables permit. Each course has a stimulating curriculum to allow students to connect the material to real life experiences.
“An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.”
~ Carl Gustav Jung
Teachers:
L. Shillum - Head of Family Studies/Social Sciences Department
L. Tang
E. Tsui
Courses
| Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HFN101 - Food and Nutrition (Open) | HFN201 - Food and Nutrition (Open) | HSP3U1-Intro to Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology | HHG4M1-Human Development Throughout the Lifespan |
| | | |
Please note: Not all courses will be available every year at The Dr. G. W. Williams S.S. Course offerings and availability may vary based on student interests, staffing and funding.
Resources:
- American Psychological Association
- APA Guidelines
- Vanier Institute of the Family
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Statistics Canada
Future Careers
- Case manager
- Community organizer
- Counselor
- Family support worker
- Activity/recreation director
- Administrator
- Advocate
- Grant writer
- Development officer
- Researcher
- All of the above, at MFT or MSW licensed level
- Psychotherapist with individuals, couples, families, and groups
- Clinical case manager
- Psychosocial skills trainer
- Supervisor/manager of therapy/treatment program
- Program developer
- Researcher
- Program evaluator
- Food product development
- Dietician
- Chef
- Quality control
- Counselor
- Parent educator
- Youth development worker
- Sexuality educator
- Crisis/hotline worker
- Program administrator/director
- Grant-writer
- Development officer
- Program evaluator and researcher (MA/MSW or PhD)
- Clergy, pastoral care
- Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE)
- Teacher – preschool (BA), high school (BA with certification), or higher education (MA/MS or PhD)
- Administrator
- Advocate/policy analyst
- After school program director
- Program evaluator
- Curriculum developer
- School counselor (MA/MS)
- Family support counselor for parents of children with special needs
- Family resource coordinator
- Educational researcher (PhD)