Effective pastoral services depend on leadership from the Prinicpal and the Board of Trustees, teamwork and trust among all involved in the pastoral network. The counsellor has a critical role in developing and maintaining the pastoral network as she or he is a nexus linking many 'player' in the school, community and key agencies. In developing pastoral services our school has been guided by the vision, values and principles of the New Zealand curriculum. This paper describes the philosophy behind and the implementation of our pastoral services which embraced all aspects of student well-being and development, the counsellor's role in the process and aspects of safe practice in a challenging environment
Analysis
Child psychology
Play therapy
Multicultural counseling
Children
Audience
For professional psychology therapists and psychology students
