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- Title
Current Status and Future Trends of School Counseling in Australia.
- Authors
Campbell, Marilyn; Colmar, Susan
- Abstract
School counseling in Australia is presently in a state of flux and adaptation. Within this period of change and adjustment, three key points are acknowledged. First, structural and organizational change is a constant in the field of school counseling in the Australian context. Second, despite this, the nature of the school counseling role tends to remain the same but with new areas of need added, such as self-harm and cyberbullying. Third, each state and territory in Australia has differing role statements and training requirements for its school counselors. This paper initially reviews the historical context of school counseling in Australia, including changes and developments in qualifications and training programs. A description of the current status of school counseling, including the differences among the state systems, is then provided. Issues such as work intensification, uncertainty of tenure, supervision, ethical issues, and online counseling are discussed. The scant research into the effectiveness of the profession is outlined, followed by future recommendations.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; EDUCATIONAL counseling; EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; ORGANIZATIONAL change; SELF-mutilation; SCHOOL supervision
- Publication
Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, 2014, Vol 4, Issue 2, p181
- ISSN
2233-6710
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18401/2014.4.2.9