Support services

At St Johns Park High School, we provide a caring and personalised learning environment where all students can achieve their best.

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Support services for our students

Art Therapy

At St Johns Park High School, student wellbeing services are supported two days per week by an on-site qualified Art Therapist. A student may be referred to participate in Art Therapy, or may self-refer, and participation involves individual sessions. Art Therapy uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of students. It offers students the opportunity to express and explore feelings, thoughts and concerns that are sometimes too difficult to put into words in a safe, creative and supportive space. Through these sessions, students are able to process and problem solve issues and concerns that may be hindering engagement, learning and development.

Speech Pathology

St Johns Park High School employs speech language pathologists to maximise students’ access, participation, and achievement of competencies in literacy, numeracy and key learning areas. Speech language therapy services support students’ educational outcomes by focusing on the essential foundation areas of language, speech, voice, fluency and oromotor functioning, where these impact learning. Speech pathologists also assist students with their social and emotional learning and help students learn to use language with different people and in different situations.

Behavioural Therapy

St Johns Park High School employs a Behavioural Therapist to support students and young adults with behaviours of concern that may be associated with communication difficulties, trauma, sensory needs, social skills development, or disability.

The Behavioural Therapist works with whole class groups, small groups of students or individuals.

School counsellors

Our school counsellors have special training in psychology and counselling to help students and their families in a variety of ways, including:

Counselling students
Assessing students’ learning and behaviour
Assisting schools in identifying and addressing disabilities that affect student learning
Liaising with other agencies concerned with the well-being of students
Assisting parents or carers to make informed decisions about their child’s education

School counsellors are members of schools’ welfare and learning and support teams.

Reasons for seeing our counsellor may include worrying about school work, conflict with friends, being in trouble at school, or just feeling “down”.

School counselling is a confidential service. Students may seek self-referral to the school counsellor at any time by presenting to the School Counsellor office, or by asking for a referral from their teacher or Year Advisor.

Our school counsellors have put together a collection of resources for students to use and learn more about available support services.

Student Support Officer

Our school has a full-time Student Support Officer (SSO). Their role is to work within the school community to enhance the learning and wellbeing outcomes of students, in partnership with the Wellbeing team and School Counselling service.

The SSO works with individual students and small groups of students, and connects students with community programs.

Wellbeing

St Johns Park High School is committed to a whole school approach that supports the wellbeing of all students.

Our principal and staff

Our wellbeing and support staff work with teachers to create a caring and personalised learning environment where all our students can achieve their best.