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School Counsellor Service
at Albion Park High School
School counsellors are
trained teachers with undergraduate and postgraduate training in
psychology and counselling (most school counsellers are
registered psychologists or are conditionally registered
psychologists).
School counsellors have a
unique and vital role by providing:
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Counselling: Individual and group
counselling of students. Interviews with parents/carers.
Consulting with teachers.
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Assessment: Using a range of
instruments to assess students with significant learning
difficulties, behaviour difficulties, mental health
problems, and seeking gifted and talented provision.
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Liason: contact with and
application for specialised support for agencies outside of
the school:
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Department of Education: applying for
funds to support students with disabilities, support teacher behaviour intervention, support teacher vision and hearing and
placement in support classes for intellectual disability and
emotional disturbance.
Agencies: Child and adolescent mental health, Department of
Community Services, paediatricians, psychiatrists, Centrelink,
Centacare, Anglicare and others.
What students and families tell the
school counsellor is confidential (except when a persons safety
is at risk i.e. suicidal ideation). At present in Albion Park High
School we have two school counsellors, Mr Michael Flood and Ms
Audrey Hunt.
Both are allocated two and a half days at the school,
and
the school has 5 days of the week covered most weeks.
If there are any issues requiring discussion please feel free
to contact the school and/or the counsellors. |
