School Counsellor

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Mrs Jill Ravens is our School Counsellor. She is appointed to our school for 2.75 days each week:- Monday, Tuesday and Friday (Friday morning on odd weeks). If you wish to contact her please do so through the school number: 9427 1024.

Counsellors are experienced teachers who have a degree in psychology and postgraduate qualifications in school counselling. Most are registered psychologists.

Any parent or student may request a consultation with the counsellor. However a teacher will normally contact a parent about a student with learning problems and after consultation with parents a referral to the school counsellor will be completed. Students must have parental permission before being interviewed or assessed by the school counsellor. 
School counselling is a confidential service and the school counsellor will check with students and parents before passing on information to others.

School counsellors work with students, parents and teachers in a variety of ways including:

  • counselling students

  • assisting parents to make informed decisions about their child's education

  • assessing students' learning and behaviour 

  • assisting the school to identify and address disabilities that affect students' learning

  • liaising with other agencies such as Lower North Shore Child & Family Health, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and other professionals.