Department of Employment, Education and Training

Educational Psychology Services / Guidance Officers

The Department of Employment, Education and Training employs Guidance Officers who provide psycho-educational information, through consultative processes, assessment, and planned interventions for schools and parents. Consultation also occurs with Student Services and Children’s Development Team personnel. The key focus of Guidance intervention is the provision of psycho-educational information relevant to students' learning needs.

Assessment occurs in three domains:

• Intellectual and Academic Assessment
• Adaptive Functioning Assessment
• Social and Emotional Assessment

Guidance Officers have educational and psychological training and teaching experience. They use a consultancy model of service delivery, working in partnership with teachers and parents.

• Guidance information sheet (pdf 25Kb)

Contacts

Personnel working in Guidance provide a NT wide service. Guidance Officers offer service in the following locations:

Personnel Senior Guidance Coordinator Phone: 89998792	Katherine Guidance Officer Phone: 89738914
Alice Springs Guidance Officer Phone: 89517064	Northern Suburbs Guidance Officer Phone: 89998787
Arnhem Cluster Guidance Officer Phone: 89870451	Palmerston and Rural Guidance Officer Phone: 89998787
Darwin Guidance Officer Phone: 89998787