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School Counsellors and Young People in Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Ian Hay  and
Monica Cuskelly
Ian Hay*
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, Australia. i.hay@uq.edu.au
Monica Cuskelly
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, Australia.
*
*Address for Correspondence: Associate Professor Ian Hay, School of Education, The University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia.
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Abstract

Protocols recently introduced by state education authorities require guidance and school counsellors to collaborate with other school personnel to develop Individual Education Support Plans for students in the care of the state. Of the more than 20,000 young people in care in Australia, the majority are in foster home placements due to previous maltreatment or neglect by their parents. Young people in care are a diverse, vulnerable and, at times, challenging cohort of students who typically have academic, psychological, behavioural, social, and friendship difficulties — and for some, ongoing mental health issues. This article reviews the characteristics allied with young people in care as well as procedures and strategies school counsellors can consider that facilitate more positive outcomes for these students.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 16 , Issue 1: Special Issue: MindMatters Plus: A national mental health initiative in secondary schools , December 2005 , pp. 106 - 118
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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