Shining Graduate Ma’koyii Aa’poo’wa (Rising Wolf), Allan Blake Tailfeathers perseveres beyond struggle Overcoming significant personal hardship, Shining Graduand Ma’koyii Aa’poo’wa (Rising Wolf), Allan Blake Tailfeathers demonstrates that anything is possible. Blake’s desire to help others & give back to his community led him to ULethbridge’s Faculty of Health Sciences Addictions Counselling program.
Shining Graduate Anika Dirk sees a bright future ahead Shining graduand Anika Dirk intends to pursue graduate studies and foresees a future working with clients who have experienced trauma, specifically post-traumatic stress disorder.
Shining Student Piitakomii (Eagle Calling) Marla Medicine Shield, Addictions Counselling major Piitakomii (Eagle Calling) Marla Medicine Shield credits an international exchange and enrolment in the Indigenous Student Success Certificate for broadening her horizons and allowing her to explore multiple career pathways.
Shining Health Sciences student Graham Black For Graham Black, a third-year student in the Addictions Counselling program, learning about trauma and healing from trauma was a powerful experience.
Red Jingle Dress project a learning and healing process for ULethbridge Health Sciences students In Spring 2023, ULethbridge Faculty of Health Sciences students created a red jingle dress in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Shining Student Virginia Ridge aims for a career in addictions counselling Virginia Ridge balances full-time studies with raising her three children. She intends to work as an addictions counsellor and complete a graduate degree in the future.
Addictions Counselling program has been a life-changing experience for Virginia Virginia Ridge, an Addictions Counselling major, came to ULethbridge as a college transfer student. Having experienced addiction first-hand, the knowledge and skills she's gained in the program have been life-changing.