The promotion of a healthy psychological environment that facilitates the learning and development of children and the provision of an effective therapeutic service as and when required.
The main services offered include:-
Advising on the psycho-educational environment that facilitates pupils' and students' learning and development.
Providing a psycho-educational assessment and intervention service for pupils and students with special educational needs due to physical, mental, perceptual, emotional or behavioral difficulties.
Advising teachers and parents on the psycho-educational needs of children.
Carrying out follow-up of cases and referring as required.
Collaborating
with the Child Development Assessment Unit
(CDAU) on the assessment of children with
special needs.
Participating
in the Special Educational Needs Team (SENT) — a
multi-disciplinary referral team with the
collaboration of other support services,
including primary health care — to provide
multi-disciplinary school-based services.
Providing
supervision of trainee-psychologists during
their university education and training.
Advising
on special examinations needs and arrangements
for children with learning difficulties.
Liaising
with other units within the support services
of the Education Division as well as with
external agencies to provide support to pupils
and students.
Participating
in whole-school development, relating to
children's psychological development and/or
special educational needs.
Participating
in in-service and professional development
training.
Department of Student Services
Education Psych- Social Services
School Psychological Services
Fra Gaetano Pace Forno Street Hamrun HMR
1100
Telephone Number:
21242882 / 21231567 EXT 423
Fax Number:
21220838
Referrals:
Heads of Schools, Guidance Teachers, School
Counsellors, Trainee Counsellors,Teachers,
Parents, Personnel from Directorate of Education,
and other stakeholders(including Family Doctors)
