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School psychological and guidance services in Australia: Critical issues and implications for future directions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 September 2015

Mardie Whitla ,
Gordon Walker  and
Ailsa Drent
Mardie Whitla
Affiliation:
Mornington School Support Centre, Victoria
Gordon Walker
Affiliation:
Department of School Education, Victoria
Ailsa Drent
Affiliation:
Method of Guidance & Counselling, University of Melbourne
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Psychological services delivered at school level play a significant role in the overall educational development and health of students. Across Australia, guidance and counselling services are currently in a state of flux, with reductions or redirections of services in most states. Some critical issues are raised in regard to present and future service provision for students, teachers and families. This paper presents a ‘case study’ of Victorian services, and an Australian ‘snapshot’ of existing school guidance services, as at April 1992.

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Research Article
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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 2 , November 1992 , pp. 1 - 15
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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