Counsellors in Hong Kong primary schools: On becoming visible counselling professionals

Counsellors in Hong Kong primary schools: On becoming visible counselling professionals

• Fung, Suk Chun The Education University of Hong Kong

Global journal of health science, 11(12), 80-90, 2019

Canadian Center of Science and Education

2019

• N Students & Student Services
  • NH Guidance, Counselling & School Social Work

Counselling Development One School Social Worker for Each School School Counselling School Counsellor

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education

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This article examines the implications of a new school counselling policy, namely, ‘one school social worker for each school’, for the professional identity of school counsellors and guidance and counselling services in Hong Kong primary schools. This paper reviews primary school counselling development since the 1970s with a focus on workforce planning. As a result, it identifies two themes: (1) counselling workforce planning has gradually shifted from purely government-led to more school-based planning, and (2) school counsellors with master’s-level counselling training qualifications are not adequately recognized in primary school settings. Making school counsellors visible to school principals, the Education Bureau and the public before the full implementation of the new policy in 2021/2022 is critical. The strategic positions of counsellor educators and counselling associations that are central to the advancement of the professional identity of school counsellors are discussed. Copyright © 2019 The Canadian Center of Science and Education. All Rights Reserved.

• English

Journal Articles

• 19169736

• 10.5539/gjhs.v11n12p80

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/77189ff9

2020-04-27