27 Mar 2020
School Counsellor support for students during remote learning times
As a result of Covid-19 if a student would like school counselling please call 4421 8022 during school hours (Monday-Friday, 9am-3:00pm). The Office Staff will notify the Counsellor on duty and they will arrange a time to contact you via e-mail or phone.
A reminder that if you feel that a life is threatened you need to call Emergency Services on 000 immediately. In the event of an emergency, call 000.
Other supports are:
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800
Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
eHeadspace: 1800 650 890
Beyondblue Support Service: 1300 224 636
NSW Mental Health Line: 1800 011 511
NSW Parent Line: 1300 1300 52
The Shoalhaven high school counselling service is available 5 days a week.
The psychological counselling service we offer is voluntary and confidential. There are a number of paths by which students can self-refer or be referred to the counsellors. Parents and students can refer directly to the school counsellors. Students can be referred by the school’s well-being team with student agreement. Other referrals (e.g. formal assessment) require signed parent consent.
If you are concerned about your child and would like to discuss making a referral you can also contact your child’s Year Adviser via email.
There are three School Counsellors:
- Leanne Petersen (Monday’s, Tuesday’s and Friday’s)
- Jodie Dearsley (Wednesday’s)
- Sally Willmott (Thursday’s)
There are a number of ways we may be able to help out:
- We talk with young people about lots of different things and offer counselling support.
- We can be a place to get information about various issues or concerns.
- We work with young people, their families and teachers to provide help with emotional, psychological and behavioural issues.
- Sometimes we do emotional/psychological/behavioural assessment to provide a clearer picture of what's going on.
- We can make referrals to other community agencies and services to provide more specific help.
- Sometimes we use tests and work with young people to assess their ability and/or learning.
- We are part of the school's Learning Support Team and Well-being Team
and work together with these teams to provide help for students who
might be having trouble with school and learning.