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Keats and Daniel Laitsch, Simon Fraser University 1  \nAccording to current research, mental health issues are the leading health problem for Canadian children. Surveys also indicate that fewer than 25% of children are receiving care (Waddell, McEwan, Shepherd, Offord, & Hua, 2005); thus, schools play a key role in assessment, access to services, and possible referral to  \nappropriate outside support systems. Currently in British Columbia schools,  \nuntrained individuals are hired into counselling positions due to the lack of  \nqualified personnel. Our discussion focuses on this issue, the history and  \nimportance of certification and regulation of school counsellors, and our recommendations for actions that may assist in ensuring the welfare of children and families within the school system.  \nIntroduction  \nThe old adage--children are our future--has profound meaning in the context of current society, especially when healthy child development is at risk due to struggles with mental health problems. Waddell, McEwan, Shepherd, Offord, and Hua (2005) claim that mental health issues are the leading health problem for Canadian children. They present surveys that show 14% of children aged four to 17 years (over 800,000 in Canada) will, at any given time, suffer from mental health issues. These obstacles may include depression, anxiety, or behavioural challenges (e.g., aggression, inattentiveness, hyperactivity) and will undoubtedly cause problems both at  \n1 The authors are shown in alphabetical order and contributed equally to the content of the paper.  \nhome and school. These problems may also have an even greater impact, as children become adults (e.g., unemployment, criminal behaviour, substance abuse, suicide) creating long-term costs to the larger community. For counsellors2 in schools, the state of children’s mental health is especially pertinent due to the interference these problems may have on children’s learning and future—essential issues that counsellors are intended to support.  \nThe research also suggests that many Canadian youth experience mental health issues while concurrently having limited access to mental health support (Canadian Mental Health Association [CMHA], n.d. ; Statistics Canada, 2002, 2005; Child and Youth Office for British Columbia, 2005) . Surveys also indicate that fewer than 25% of children in need of care actually receive services (Waddell et al., 2005). In this regard, school personnel play a key role in facilitating access to some type of support services.  \nEducators have long recognized a need for counsellors within the school, even though the role of the counsellor has shifted over the years. Historically, counsellors in schools have moved from providing career services and academic advising (guidance), to remediation (e.g., crisis intervention, grief counselling) and prevention counselling (e.g., parent-teacher mediation, targeted education programs, referral to community services) (Sedlak, 1997) . This is a significant shift in skill requirements and raises concerns related to standards of practice that require  \ncounsellors in schools to work with both guidance and counselling issues3. In such situations, we  \n2 For the purposes of this paper, we define counsellor as an overarching term for mental health practitioners who provide services that are developmentally appropriate to facilitate self-knowledge, optimal development, and wellbeing for individuals, families, and/or groups who present with a wide variety of distressing issues that cause disruptions in daily functioning.  \n3 From about 1890 to the 1950s vocational guidance included educational or academic guidance only; counselling was conceived as a tool or technique to assist in the guidance program. 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This expansion raises concerns about practice standards that must cover both guidance and counselling issues.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper frame the policy problem and proposed response?\",\"answer\":\"It links increased demand for children’s mental health services with limited professional regulation and training access. By reviewing international approaches and current Canadian standards (contextualized in British Columbia), it proposes regulation and certification to maintain care standards and protect counsellors and families.\"}]","CONTEMPLATING REGULATION OF COUNSELLORS IN CANADIAN SCHOOLS: CURRENT ISSUES AND CONCERNS | PDF",1792085065,83]