Counselling & Special Needs @ JPS

Working with Children, Adolescents and their Parents

At Jiemin, the safety and well being of our pupils is of paramount importance. By listening to their stories, employing effective interventions, advocating for them, and educating parents and other professionals about child and adolescent development and other important issues, we can make our pupils’ journey through life more fulfilling and successful.

School Counselling Services

The Counselling Office (Caravan) takes a proactive, pupil-centered, and developmental approach in working with pupils, teachers, parents and community services. Through consultation and collaboration a balanced education is maintained where the focus is on academic instruction and pupil building. Counselling services are available for pupils to help them identify difficulties and empower them with coping strategies.

Counselling Referral System

For our pupils’ well being, a four-stage referral process is in place at the School:

• At the first stage, Form Teachers who have the trust and confidence of their pupils will listen and guide the pupils.
• Where further assistance is required, Teacher Counsellors trained in counseling will provide guidance to pupils at the second referral stage.
• The School Counsellor at the third stage will receive directly cases that are referred by teachers, parents and self referral by pupils.
• At the fourth stage, pupils who may require further support and interventions for mental health, learning and other emotional and behavioral difficulties will be referred to external agencies.

Workshops

We organise workshops for Pupils, Teachers and Parents.
School Counseling programs for Pupils include:

• Self Awareness – Understanding Feelings & Anger Management
• Self Management – Study skills Management, Time Management, Exam Stress management, Relaxation Techniques
• Transition to Secondary Schools
• Conflict Resolution
• Career Talks
• Bully Free Ambassadors

Workshops for Teachers

• The Inclusive Classroom Environment
• Parents and Teachers as Collaborators
• Team Building and Leadership through Experiential Learning

Workshops for Parents

• Managing your Child’s Examination Stress
• Parenting Skills
• Managing Pupils’
• Transition to Secondary Schools

Counselling Library

We have a wonderful collection of books for our pupils’ use in the Caravan. They are allowed to borrow the books for a week. Books available are:

-    The Colors of the
-    Honesty – I’m Telling the Truth
-    How do Animals
-    No Fighting, No Biting
-    I want to Play – A Children’s Problem
-    Why Should I Eat
-    When I Feel
-    Everybody Feels
-    Everybody Feels
-    Everybody Feels
-    Talking About
-    Be Honest and Tell the
-    What is Death
-    All the Colors of the
-    Respect and Take care of
-    I want to be an
-    Why Should I
-    The Skin I’m
-    Gentle Willow – Grief &
-    Know and follow
-    Don’t be a Bully
-    Feelings –
-    How to Speak Politely and
-    Uncle
-    Feelings – The Care & Keeping of Your
-    New
-    Get Organized Without Losing
-    The Magic Kaleidoscope -Anti
-    The Snowman
-    The Butterfly Riddles
-    Care Bears – Love is all Around
-    Why are you Afraid to Hold My Hand
-    When Dinosaurs Die – Grief & Loss
-    Dinosaurs Divorce – Grief &
-    When I feel Scared
-    The Tough Prince
-    The Giving Tree