Our organisation has been active ever since the establishment of the Educational Counselling Service in ; it was established under the auspices of the city of Ljubljana. The Counselling Centre is a professional institution bringing together a wide array of experts and occasionally also outside collaborators.
It employs 28 people, 20 of which are specialists: specialists in clinical psychology, psychologists, special teachers, two social workers, two psychiatrists, one pedagogue and one speech therapist. We operate as a public institution integrating various fields of health care, education and social welfare. We provide professional help for children, adolescents and parents. Parents or adolescents may attend their first consultation on their own request or via appointment made by a school counselling service or general practitioner.
Our aim is to determine the problems that a child or adolescent concerned is facing. We select the proper treatment and decide which specialists they should be referred to. Our work combines prevention, diagnostics, counselling and treatment therapy. In addition to individual help we recommend for certain children and adolescents to join a group where they will be able to develop various skills, learn appropriate learning strategies and manage their behaviour.
Thus, they will also acquire new experience, become acquainted with peers who experience similar problems, as well as improve their skills and regain self-esteem. As a supplement to diagnostic and counselling services, our institution offers help by volunteers for children who need additional initiatives in their social integration.
Voluntary work is performed by students of various faculties. Once a week they visit children either at home or at school.
