Qualified Counsellors for Secondary Schools

Current Update

Twenty school counsellors are currently employed in urban and regional secondary schools. The school counsellors are providing a comprehensive resource in secondary schools to assist the social-emotional needs of young people. The school counsellors have increased the capacity of schools to respond to students' social and emotional difficulties and improve the effectiveness of preventative programs.

Under the NT Government's Closing the Gap strategy, ten new remote school counsellor positions will be rolled out over five years. Four of these positions are expected to be filled in early 2008.

The Stop It Before It Starts initiative has been completed. The outcomes and material developed in this project are currently being utilised to inform the developing of increased mandatory reporting training and child protection education.

Previous updates

Overview

The project aims to increase attendance and academic/behavioural outcomes of students with social and emotional needs. This will be achieved through improved access to qualified counsellors, increased engagement of families and enhanced capacity of schools to meet the varied educational, social and emotional needs of students.

Contact

Student Services

Janet Muirhead
Student Services
Phone: 08 8999 4271
Email: janet.muirhead@nt.gov.au

This is a Students and Learning initiative.