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Enhancing Guidance and School Counselling Consultation Services from a Self-system Psychological Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 September 2015

Ian Hay
Ian Hay*
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Griffith University, Australia
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Dr Ian Hay, Faculty of Education, Griffith University, Nathan QLD4111, Australia. Email: I.Hay@mailbox.gu.edu.au
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Abstract

This paper reviews consultation between school guidance counsellors and teachers and parents from a self-system psychological perspective. From this perspective factors, such as self-serving bias, self-enhancement, self-verification, sense of control, and stress coping strategies all impact on the consultation process. The paper addresses the challenge of understanding and minimising the negative ramifications of the self-system factors and suggests strategies that can help build a positive professional relationship. The paper explores the interactions between the self-system variables and behaviour so that guidance and school counsellors are in a better position to monitor their interactions and work more effectively with a range of consultees.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 12 , November 2002 , pp. 11 - 20
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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