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The Changing Role of the School Psychologist1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 September 2016

Margaret Lord ,
Vicki McKenzie ,
Sue O'Brien  and
Cheryl Semmens
Margaret Lord
Affiliation:
Education Department Victoria
Vicki McKenzie
Affiliation:
Education Department Victoria
Sue O'Brien
Affiliation:
Education Department Victoria
Cheryl Semmens
Affiliation:
Education Department Victoria
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School psychological services in Victoria are provided by Student Services, which is not a school based service. The staff includes Guidance Officers, Psychology Officers, Social Workers, Welfare Officers, Interpreters and Speech Therapists. Services are provided to pre-schools, special facilities, government and registered schools. This paper focuses on the psychological services provided.

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Research Article
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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , May 1984 , pp. 10 - 13
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Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 1984

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This paper was originally presented as a Display and Discussion Paper at the Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Melbourne State College, August 1982. It has been modified for publication.

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