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The availability of psychologists in schools is dramatically low. Young people are suffering from this

MedExpress Team

Piotr Wójcik

Published July 26, 2023 10:52

The availability of psychologists in schools is dramatically low. Young people are suffering from this - Header image
There is one full-time psychologist position at school for an average of 785 people, according to a report by the Grow Space Foundation. Schools are having trouble filling the positions, and in some municipalities vacancies account for as much as 40 percent. Psychologists are not persuaded to work in schools not only by wages, but also by the attitudes of management and teaching staff. Young people suffer from everything, as they have to wait for help at school or seek it elsewhere.

According to data compiled by the Grow Space Foundation based on information provided by 91 percent of Polish local governments, there are about 6.1 thousand full-time positions for psychologists in primary and secondary schools nationwide. There are almost 2.3 thousand vacancies, which means that almost a third of the jobs are unfilled.

- These figures are worrisome, because it means that there is one full-time psychologist in a school for every 785 students. It's unrealistic for him to be able to fully provide support on school grounds. In many municipalities and counties far from large metropolitan areas, we identified the same phenomenon as in the case of subject teachers. At the time, we spoke of so-called "itinerant teachers" who worked at different schools on particular days. Unfortunately, this is what is happening now among psychologists and psychologists. Even in those municipalities and counties where we have nomin...

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