Counselling in Schools

Professor Robert Bor trained in the UK, South Africa and the USA. He is a Chartered Clinical, Counselling and Health Psychologist as well as a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He is a UKCP Registered Family Therapist, having completed his specialist training at the Tavistock Clinic, London and a clinical member of the Institute of Family Therapy, London. He has a special interest in developing psychological support services for those affected by chronic or acute medical conditions, and especially those with cancer. He has published more than 150 articles and chapters in peer-review publications as well as 20 books on the psychological impact of illness and serves on the editorial board of numerous international journals. He is also the Consulting Psychologist to several leading schools in London including St Pauls School, The Royal Ballet School and JFS. He is an active member of the International Psycho-Oncology Society, consults to Chai Cancer Care in London and he is a Churchill Fellow.

Introduction Setting the Scene An Overview of Working as a Counsellor with Young Children Theory of Solution-Focused Counselling in the School Setting Aims and Structure of the Counselling Session Overview of Essential Counselling Skills Brief and Positive Counselling Interventions with Pupils Legal and Confidentiality Issues in Counselling Children Schools and Trauma Preparation, Response and Recovery Setting Up and Maintaining a School Counselling Service Evaluating Counselling in a School Setting Confidentiality Counselling and the Law Confidentiality Guidelines for College Counsellors in Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges Guidelines for University and College Counselling Services 1998 Bullying and Harrassment Policy and Guidelines Genogram Symbols Access to Records of Counselling and Psychotherapy

`Counselling in Schools is an excellent resource for students in training, professionals already working in schools and those thinking of setting up a counselling service' - Heather Jones, Headteacher, Yardleys School, Birmingham