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Toolkit: Unit 7 - Counselling support for vulnerable learners.
1. Creating a Caring School A Toolkit for School Management Teams Unit Seven Counselling support for vulnerable learners SAIDE
UNIT SEVEN
Counselling support for vulnerable learners
Tool 25: What kind of counselling service can your school
offer?
In Unit 7 we examined two options for school-based counselling support (see Guide
page 162 Unit 7). The two options are illustrated by the two case studies which both
provide wonderful examples of how, despite their challenging circumstances, these
two schools have managed to develop workable strategies for offering counselling
services to support vulnerable learners in their schools.
Drawing on the two options presented in the guide, this tool is intended to help you
think about and plan a feasible strategy for implementing a counseling support service
at your school context.
Purpose
To conduct a situational analysis or assessment that will help you to understand the
size of the challenge and the current capacity of your school to set up a counselling
service.
To assist you to decide on the most suitable options for implementing counselling
support in your school context.
What to do
1. Call a meeting of your SMT and invite the School Based Support Team (SBST) to
participate as well.
2. Use the questions provided in the text box on the following page to guide your
assessment of your school situation (size of the problem and current capacity to
address the problem).
3. Discuss and formulate answers to the questions. Record your answers and use these
as the basis for planning the counseling component of your care and support plan
which you will develop in Unit 8.
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2. Creating a Caring School A Toolkit for School Management Teams Unit Seven Counselling support for vulnerable learners SAIDE
TOOL Assess your options
1. Assess “how big the problem is” how many vulnerable learners are there in your school and
how many are in need of counseling?
Think about the following:
• How will these learners be identified?
• How can teachers be involved in identifying learners in need of counselling support
• How will teachers know what to look out for?
• What role will the SBST play?
• How will learners be screened for referral?
• What system will you use to prioritise those learners that need counselling more urgently than
others?
• How will confidentiality be ensured?
• How will records be kept and how will learners progress tracked?
2. Assess the resources, both human and other you already have in your school
Think about the following:
• Assess the current counseling skill levels and/or qualifications of teachers at your school to
establish your school’s capacity to offer counselling
• Do you have any teachers on your staff that have any specialized qualifications in child psychology
or counselling?
• Do you have any qualified Life Orientation / Life Skils teachers?
• Do you have any teachers who have had specialized professional development in counselling, either
through the Department of Education or through programmes offered by a reputable NGO?
• Does your school have a suitable room that affords the necessary privacy required for counseling?
• Do you have a suitable place to keep confidential records?
3. Identify what additional resources your school may need to establish a well run counselling
service
Think about the following:
• Assess the potential of government and non–government organisations in your area to provide
counseling and support
• Identify and visit clinics, hospitals and South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) offices in your
area to establish what kind of support services including counseling services they can offer (illicit
details pertaining to nature of services, frequency of this service, cost, will they come to your
school or will you have to organize to get learners to their offices, any specific responsibilities that
they require of the school etc).
• Identify and visit any other non government, church–based or other organizations who work in your
area and establish what relevant support services they can offer (be sure to ascertain the terms
and conditions under which such services will be supplied)
4. Assess your school’s capacity to coordinate and manage a counselling service
Think about the following:
• How can the SMT facilitate the creation of a positive and safe environment for dealing with HIV and
AIDS and other socio-economic barriers to learning?
• How will a code and culture of ethical behaviour be established in your school?
• Does your school have a SBST to coordinate the counseling service? If not, how will you go about
establishing a functional SBST?
• Is there a senior member of the SMT ( principal or deputy ) who will take responsibility for
overseeing and monitoring the counseling service
• Who will be responsible for keeping confidential records pertaining to vulnerable learners?
5. Assess the financial implications and the school’s capacity for meeting these financial
obligations
Think about the following:
• What are the costs involved in using government and /or non-government counselling services (is
there a service fee?)
• Will there be transport costs involved in getting learners to particular facilities?
• Any other costs involved in offering a counseling service?
• How will the school raise the necessary money to meet the costs incurred?
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Tool 26: Towards creating a safe and supportive school
environment
As we have seen, support is crucial for learners experiencing various psycho-social
barriers to learning, if they are to achieve their full potential. However, research has
shown that while some children may need special counselling, the broader challenge of
psycho-social support for children is not a matter for specialists:
Rather it lies in creating school environments within which children feel safe and
supported, rather than excluded and vulnerable.
Therefore for most schools, the challenge is a dual one. How to provide specialist
counselling for those learners who need it, but more generally, how to ensure that a
caring culture is nurtured and maintained throughout the school. Importantly it needs
to be understood that creating a culture of care and support is an ongoing process.
Positive daily interaction between teachers and learners is critical to establishing a
culture of caring.
Because of their daily interaction with the learners, all teachers need to a certain extent,
to be seen as “first level counsellors” (refer to the pastoral role ascribed to teachers as
one of the seven roles of educators).
Purpose
This tool is intended to provide guidelines that help school management think
about psycho-social support for learners and the key roles played by teachers in this
respect.
It is also intended, above all, to create a supportive, safe environment in which
learners feel free to share their anxieties.
What to do
To provide emotional support to learners, teachers cannot force the issue. They need to
be sensitive and patient, and might find that it takes time to win the learner’s trust.
Some of the first skills a teacher needs to develop pertain to careful observation and
listening skills.
1. It is a good idea for the SMT to workshop the suggested guideline with the teaching
staff.
2. Discuss the important pastoral role that each teacher can play.
3. Help teachers to see their contribution to creating a caring school.
4. Discuss when it is necessary to refer learners for specialised counselling
5. Inform all teachers as to what procedures need to be followed when referring
learners for spcialised counseling (who should be contacted, who at the school is
designated to deal with referrals etc).
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4. Creating a Caring School A Toolkit for School Management Teams Unit Seven Counselling support for vulnerable learners SAIDE
TOOL Guidelines for teachers to build up a trusting and safe relationship with learners
Never force a learner to talk. It must always be their choice. Avoid direct, persistent
questioning – especially about personal experiences. Make sure that learners know that they
only have to say something if they feel comfortable about it. They can choose.
Confidentiality is very important. If you encourage the use of a journal or free writing you
must make sure that learners are able to keep what they write confidential. Never tell other
teachers or learners or people in the community about things a learner has told you about!
Don’t be afraid of tears. Do not be afraid of children crying. Crying is a good way to get
feelings out. Just sit quietly and touch the child gently on their arm to let them know you are
caring. Let them cry. Give them a tissue and a glass of water. They will soon stop. Then talk
quietly about how it is good to cry and let your feelings out and normal to feel very sad when
someone has died. If a child cries while in a group or in class you can take them outside and
stay with them until they feel better. When you get back into the class don’t just ignore the
crying and pretend it didn’t happen. Say something like, “Thando was feeling very sad. We all
feel that way sometimes. It is quite ok to cry when we feel sad. What can we say to make
Thando feel better? Slowly move on to a happy topic of discussion or sing a happy song.
Don’t give advice. It is not necessary to say things like “it is going to be alright. Don’t worry,
things will get better.” They may not get better and this kind of comment tells the child that
they should not really be crying. Don’t give advice either. Just listen and show you care with a
tissue, a hand to hold and a glass of water.
Refer children who are not able to carry on with normal life because they are too sad.
Sometimes, a learner may not be able to function because they are too sad. They cannot
cope with schoolwork or become withdrawn or start to behave badly. This is a sign that they
are not coping with the grief. This is when you will need to refer them to a social worker or
counselor for professional help.
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