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ERIC Number: EJ1441248
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-2055-6365
EISSN: EISSN-2055-6373
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Neurodiversity-Affirming School Counselling: Supporting Neurodivergent Student Wellbeing with Person-Centred Therapy
Sarah-Jane E. Silvester; Robynne Rankine
Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, v34 n3 p266-284 2024
The neurodiversity movement challenges the medical model of disability by framing neurodevelopmental disabilities as natural neurological variations rather than deficits. Consequently, as discourse on neurodiversity-affirming practices expands, there is a growing imperative for tailored implementation in school counselling. By emphasising client agency, strengths, and understanding, person-centred therapy arguably holds the potential to support neurodivergent student wellbeing within school counselling and across a multi-tiered system of support. The person-centred therapy modalities, including traditional person-centred therapy, pre-therapy, child-centred play therapy, school-based filial therapy, and collaborative and proactive solutions, offer the flexibility to accommodate diverse age groups, developmental stages, and communication styles. Overall, adopting a neurodiversity-affirming school counselling approach underscores a paradigm shift that supports the wellbeing and autonomy of neurodivergent students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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