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Counselling

Understanding

Children and young people can find it difficult to concentrate when they are trying to deal with difficult issues. Pupil counselling can offer them a safe, confidential space to explore issues that are effecting their lives and therefore enable them to achieve their full potential both personally and academically.

What Is Counselling?

Counselling offers children and young people with a safe and confidential space to work through any issues that they may be experiencing. Pupil counselling aims to empower children and young people to find their own way of dealing with their thoughts and feelings. Issues explored vary according to each individual, but usually can be linked to stress, relationships, change, loss and distressing / traumatic events.

For pupils the benefits can include:

Improved self-esteem

Reducing the risk of exclusion

Improvements in behaviour and / or attendance

Improved peer relationships

Better attainment / achievement

How we can help

Counselling can be used very effectively as an early intervention strategy to prevent the deterioration of a child, or young person’s, emotional health and well-being. It can enhance a pupil’s self-esteem and enable them to cope more effectively within a school setting, both socially and academically.

Counselling can be helpful when:

  • When parents are going through divorce or separation and there are signs of changes in behaviour / distress
  • When there is evidence of a behavioural change such as becoming withdrawn or disruptive
  • Following the death of a family member or a friend
  • When there is knowledge or suspicion of some form of abuse or domestic violence
  • When there are difficulties with friendships and / or bullying
  • When a child or young person is new to the school, area or country and is having difficulty settling in or integrating
  • When a young person is angry, erratic or shows mood swings or signs of possible depression
  • When there are identity issues i.e. gender, cultural
  • If there are health, or disability issues, such as life limiting illnesses