Community-school collaborations: community counsellors’ perceptions of school counselling in Singapore

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Low, Poi Kee;van der Laan, Luke
Abstract

School counselling is not an isolated school-based intervention but rather as part of a more holistic social wellbeing system where there are many stakeholders. Studies have examined students’, school counsellors’, teachers’, and administrators’ perceptions of school counselling. Research that focuses on the perceptions of community counsellors of school counselling is rare. This paper reports on a quantitative survey study of community counsellors’ perceptions in Singapore. Findings indicate some expectations such as school counsellors could offer some family counselling and perceptions such as confidentiality could be strengthened in schools, were widely held among community counsellors. Findings also suggest deeper understanding of both school and community counsellors’ perceptions is needed to strengthen collaboration for better mental health support for children and youths.

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Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy

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14

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2150-7686

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1

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13

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10.1080/21507686.2023.2193755