School Counsellor Network
Supported by PCU & BACP
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In September 2023, we launched a Schools Counsellor Network.
Being a school counsellor or therapist is rewarding, but it's also challenging and at times even lonely. We want to build a community of counsellors and therapists working in schools; one where we can explore the joys and challenges, discuss strategies and interventions and consider therapeutic work outside the counselling room, such as parent support and group work.
Our series of online events are designed to bring practitioners together to share best practices and overcome the sense of professional isolation that might come from being the only counsellor in an organisation.
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Meet our Network Lead
Dr Marilyn McGowan has been a school counsellor and supervisor for the last thirty years. She is a strong advocate of counselling in schools and improved pay and conditions for all counsellors.
She has an extensive portfolio in counselling training and her commitment to counselling children and young people has also led her
to develop CPD courses at national and international levels, within statutory and voluntary sectors, for fellow professionals involved in supporting vulnerable young people and their families. She is a member of BACP’s Expert Reference Group – Children and Young People Counselling.
Qualifications: Professional Doctorate, MA (Hons.), PG Dip C.G, Adv.Cert. Learning Studies, Reg. MBACP (Accred.)
Role(s): Centre Manager for Poole as well as a lecturer on the Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Diploma in Supervision
Blogs
Anxious People…. Anxious Places. How the school counsellor can help
School Counselling - What do the Political Parties Offer?
My Voice Matters - Child Mental Health Week
My Voice Matters - Neurodiversity
Youth Mental Health Day - Reflections on School Counsellors
