School counselling staff are members of the school learning and support team.
A teacher may recommend the service by referring a student to the school’s learning and support team. As a parent or carer, you may refer your child directly to the school counselling service. Students can also self-refer to the service.
The school counselling service can:
- support students who are worrying about school work, friends, getting in trouble at school or feeling down
- help parents and carers make decisions about your child’s education
- assess a student’s learning and behaviour
- help teachers and students identify and address disabilities that may affect learning
- liaise with other agencies regarding student wellbeing.
School counselling is confidential.
For more information about learning and support teams and the school counselling service, please contact your school.
Mitchell High School counsellors:
Our counsellors are available to see students and parent/carer(s), via appointments, and is on call in case of a personal emergency or family crisis.
Our school counsellors:
- Mr Johnson
- Mrs Crooke
The counsellor's role is assist students who may be feeling extremely sad or anxious. If necessary, students may be referred to outside agencies in the community for specialised help.
Students are able to arrange their own appointments with the counsellors before school, recess or lunch, and parent/carer(s) need to contact the school to make their appointments.