Counselling

College Counsellor

Centralian Senior College has a full time school based counsellor whose role is to increase the capacity of the school to enhance the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of the school community.  This is achieved by:
• Supporting students and their families by providing information, counselling, mediation, advocacy, referral and linkages with external agencies.
• Short term support and referrals for staff. 
• Promotion of the emotional and social wellbeing of the College community through whole school programmes (see link to the Love Bites programme) and information.
• Contribution to College policies and practices.
• Providing information to classes and facilitating sessions on topics of interest such as Asperger’s Syndrome, study skills, time management.
• Assistance to teachers by being involved in meetings with students/parents/carers, supporting students who are at academic risk and have any other social and emotional issues.

Useful Links

Bullying	Love Bites
Relationships	Mental Health
Legal Issues	Parenting

 

Social and Emotional wellbeing Local Youth Services – Alice Springs

- Alice Springs Youth Accommodation Support Services (ASYASS) Ph 89534200
- Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
    o Youth Team – 89533633
    o Men’s Health – 89584567
- Central Australia Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Youth Team – 89515950
- Central Australia Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS) – 89524055, freecall 1800014055
- Headspace Central Australia – 89584544
- Relationships Australia – 89504100
- Sexual Assault Centre (SARC) - 89554500

1. Bullying and Harassment

   Bullying and harassment involves a person or group using unwanted and unwelcome behavior to hurt, upset, scare or shame another person.  At… Read More.

2. Love Bites

   Love Bites Respectful Relationships Program Centralian Senior College has a strong commitment to the development of respectful relationships and… Read More.

3. Legal Issues

   Lawstuff is a website dedicated to providing legal information to children and young people in Australia. Has information specific to each state and… Read More.

4. Parenting

   The Other Talk, A Drug Foundation (ADF) website that has all the information parents need in order to have The Other Talk (about alcohol and drugs)… Read More.

5. Relationships

   In any relationship, there are things that are black and white and there are grey areas. The Line helps young people navigate those grey areas, so… Read More.

6. Mental Health

   The youth website of Beyond Blue – information, resources, facts sheets for young people and parents about Depression and Anxiety, the most… Read More.