The Australian Guidance and Counselling Association
is a professional association that provides leadership and support to its members in educational guidance and counselling. The AGCA has over a thousand members across Australia who work in school settings as school psychologists, guidance officers and school counsellors.


AGCA encourages members to take some time to complete the APS Psychologists in Schools Survey





Psychologists working in schools perform a wide variety of tasks. The nature and frequency of particular tasks varies from state to state, system to system and school to school, but there are many commonalities and core tasks. People such as principals, teachers, parents, students, and the broader community often express their perceptions and expectations about the role, some of which may differ greatly from the reality of daily practice, and yet may have significant influence over our practice.

This survey aims to investigate what you perceive as the most important aspects of your role as a school psychologist, and what you spend your time doing as a school psychologist. It also asks what areas you would like to see change in your work practices.

The information gathered in this survey will remain strictly confidential. We greatly appreciate your time and involvement. Your contribution will be a helpful step in informing APS national office about the specific work role of school psychologists.

This survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. You may pause the survey at any time, however, ensure that you note the access code on the pause screen (in red, bolded text) so that you can resume the survey where you left off. To resume the survey, enter the access code in the text box at the bottom of this screen and select 'resume'.

We encourage all of you to take some time to provide us with your input.




Journals
The Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling is published bi-annually, and presents articles of relevance to all areas of guidance and counselling. Papers may address theoretical, practical, professional or training issues and may focus on educational or psychological topics.
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Education Network Australia
Education Network Australia (edna) was a collaborative project between all Australian governments, states and territories and sectors of education and training. The project was partly funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Initiated in 1994 as a means to facilitate access to the internet for schools and vocational education providers, edna developed as a national framework for all levels and sectors of education. Technical development began in earnest in 1996 with an online directory being created. It was considered to be amongst the first database driven website of its kind in Australia and considered to be very much ‘state-of-the-art.’ edna underpinned key government strategies and policies of national and jurisdictional governments in Australia by providing infrastructure, resources and support in a cost-effective model of service delivery. Over its life edna has historically played an important strategic role in supporting the uptake of ICT in education and training, supporting practitioners in implementing current technologies and showing leadership and best practice in addressing emerging needs that come with advancement in technology. Today marks the end of an era. Education Services Australia would like to acknowledge all those innovative, Information Management and Education professionals who have worked on edna over the years and wish them well for the future.

Protection of children online. Risks faced by children online and policies to protect them
As increasing numbers of children worldwide enjoy the benefits of the Internet, they also face a spectrum of risks to which they are more vulnerable than adults. This report examines these risks as well as the policy responses of governments and other stakeholders to improve the protection of children online.

New "Do you enjoy or are you good at" posters
These posters, also known as Bullseye posters or charts, are very popular with teachers, career advisors, parents and students. If you are assisting someone else with their career exploration you may also wish to look at the 'Bullseye Lesson Plan'.

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