School guidance and counselling : trends and practices / edited by Pattie Y.Y. Luk-Fong and Yuk Ching Lee-man.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to school guidance and counselling services in Hong Kong. It draws extensively on current research in the field, with a special emphasis on how guidance and counselling could be systematically planned to meet the personal, social and educational and career needs of students. The chapters discuss how counselling could be infused into school activities by employing a team approach, wherein all staff members have specified roles to play. The book also focuses on the Confucian heritage practices in Chinese societies, such as the emphasis on examinations, the contestations between discipline and guidance, and the role of class teachers in school guidance.

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Foreword -- Preface -- About the Authors -- 1: The Fundamentals, Definition, Philosophy, Goals and Current Trends of School Guidance in Hong Kong -- 2: Psychological Resilience and the Personal Growth of Children and Adolescents -- 3: Hong Kong School Guidance and Counselling Service -- 4: Personal Growth Education -- 5: Person-centred Therapy -- 6: Cognitive Counselling Theory -- 7: Behaviour Modifi cation Theory -- 8: Roles and Functions of the Class Teacher -- 9: Roles and Functions of the Class Teacher -- 10: Crisis Management and Its Application to School Guidance -- 11: Ethics in School Counselling -- Index.

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