Six programs operate within guidance and counselling services.
Education Officers Counsellor Supervision
Guidance counsellors are clinically supervised by a supervisor. There are four full time equivalent counsellor supervisors.
Guidance Secondary Counsellors
Each secondary school over 400 students is provided with a fulltime guidance counsellor. Schools with less than 400 pupils are staffed according to a pro rata formula. Secondary guidance counsellors provide a wide range of counselling services to students and their families.
Guidance Primary Counsellors
In primary schools educational psychology services are provided to clusters of schools. The guidance counsellor delivers direct services to schools providing consultancy on behaviour management, psycho-educational assessment and counselling and preventative initiatives, at a ratio of 1 counsellor to 1000 students.
School Pastoral Workers
The school pastoral workers are religious who provide a wide range of pastoral care activities to students, teachers and families particularly in socio-economically disadvantaged schools.
The Caroline Chisholm School, Students and Family Support Centre
The Caroline Chisholm Centre is a joint project involving Brisbane Catholic Education and the Queensland University of Technology. It is an educational psychology clinic which provides a wide range of psychological services to students and their parents.
The Nyunga Student and Family Support Centre
The centre is a joint project of Brisbane Catholic Education and Griffith University – Gold Coast Campus. It provides a wide range of psychological services to the students and their families.
Please feel free to Student Services for additional information about guidance and counselling services.