SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND GUIDANCE NETWORKS - ROLES REVISITED

A survey of 22 Christchurch area secondary schools was carried out to obtain a clearer picture of the present roles of guidance personnel an d to identify developments in those roles since the mid-1980s. Results indicated that counselling is seen as a needed and valued activity in most schools and that counsellors' roles and responsibilities have be come more clearly defined. There were suggestions, however, that those responsibilities were spread too widely and overlapped considerably w ith other guidance personnel. The need for schools to rationalise the roles of guidance staff was noted.