Low, Poi Kee (2014) Looking in from the outside: community counsellors’ opinions and attitudes to school counselling in Singapore. Pastoral Care in Education, 32 (4). pp. 295-305.

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Abstract

Over the last decade, the movement towards the permanent presence of counsellors within schools has gathered pace in Singapore. As counsellors were introduced into more schools, there were opportunities for their community-based counterparts such as social workers, youth workers and other counselling practitioners to work with them. Through semi-structured interviews, this study explored the experiences and perceptions of counselling practitioners in community-based agencies, specifically Family Service Centres, on school counselling. Community counsellors were found to be supportive of the initiative but concerned about how the service was implemented, especially in relation to professional and ethical standards and maintenance of confidentiality standards. Community counsellors felt that their counterparts in schools lacked knowledge about community resources and that family work seemed beyond their capability, they also thought that former teachers or principals perhaps needed more help with the transition to a counselling role. These findings are discussed and it is recommended that community counsellors could be more involved in developing the new school counselling services.

Item ID:	65949
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1468-0122
Copyright Information:	© 2014 NAPCE
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2023 03:52
FoR Codes:	17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology @ 30% 16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY > 1607 Social Work > 160702 Counselling, Welfare and Community Services @ 50% 13 EDUCATION > 1399 Other Education > 139999 Education not elsewhere classified @ 20%
SEO Codes:	93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9304 School/Institution > 930402 School/Institution Community and Environment @ 50% 92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920209 Mental Health Services @ 10% 94 LAW, POLITICS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES > 9401 Community Service (excl. Work) > 940105 Childrens/Youth Services and Childcare @ 40%
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