{"id":3191,"date":"2022-12-18T23:26:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T23:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/?post_type=article&p=3191"},"modified":"2022-12-18T23:26:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T23:26:40","slug":"from-the-principal-14","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/article\/from-the-principal-14\/","title":{"rendered":"From The Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Health and Wellbeing services at MLC School<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A recent Australian Psychological Society (APS) member survey found that 88% of psychologists had seen an increase in demand for their services, equalling the previous record increase set in June 2021. The survey also found that 1 in 3 (33%) psychologists were unable to take new clients, up from 1 in 5 (22%) in June 2021. Before the pandemic, only 1 in 100 psychologists were not taking new clients.<\/p>\n

We are very fortunate to have a team of psychologists and counsellors available to our students to provide support around school-based issues. Generally, we can offer between one and six counselling sessions at school. If there is a need for more support, then we contact the family and refer the student to external counselling providers, especially if the issue is long standing, or needs intensive support.<\/p>\n

There is no doubt that academic progress can be impacted when a child is physically or mentally unwell or when she is feeling concerned or upset. And, as outlined in our Strategic Plan, we are committed to\u00a0\u201ca proactive approach to the care of each girl, supporting her wellbeing at school and beyond\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

To ensure that we take a holistic approach to student care, earlier this year we completed the relocation of all Senior School health and wellbeing services so that our Heads of Year, School Nurses, Counsellors, and Psychologists are co-located and easily accessible to students. This move is part of our commitment to putting the \u2018girl at the heart\u2019 of our decision making and planning. By co-locating these services, staff are not only easily available to the girls but can work together to determine the best way to assist each student.<\/p>\n

In the Junior School, each student\u2019s regular contact with their class teacher and access to the first aid room provides a similar \u2018full girl\u2019 view. Where there is a need for more specialised school-based assistance, the school nurses or psychologists are also involved.<\/p>\n

While their work usually goes unseen by most, on behalf of the whole School community, I would like to acknowledge the expertise and commitment of our Counselling Team, Pastoral Care Team, Chaplains and those who work alongside them to care for our most vulnerable students.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.agsa.org.au\/research\/balancing-academic-pressures-supporting-girls-mental-health-stentiford-et-al-2021\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/psychology.org.au\/about-us\/news-and-media\/media-releases\/2022\/bleak-new-figures-confirm-depth-of-mental-health-c<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2013 Lisa Moloney<\/strong><\/em>
\nPrincipal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Health and Wellbeing services at MLC School A recent Australian Psychological Society (APS) member survey found that 88% of psychologists had seen an increase in demand for their services, equalling the previous record increase set in June 2021. The survey also found that 1 in 3 (33%) psychologists were unable to take new clients, up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[5],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3191","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_category-from-the-principal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=3191"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=3191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}