PANAJI: The Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (GSCPCR) under its function, with a mandate to analyse existing policy and practice affecting children organised had a joint meeting on Thursday at Conference Hall, Secretariat, with stakeholders to discuss the status of counselling services in school setting and ways to strengthen the same. The meeting had representatives from Child Rights Commission, Directorate of Education, Psychiatric Society of Goa and Sangath.
Peter F. Borges, Chairperson of the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in his opening remarks said that children spend most of their time in school and their problems can be identified, dealt with, and improved through counselling thus, avoiding big damages. He further said that school students, who are at the peak of vulnerability at this age, need a safe space and a neutral and non-judgemental counsellor who understands their feelings and helps them to ventilate their feelings and emotions.
