❓ Opposition MP Wyatt questions the Education Minister Constable about merging election commitments for school psychologists and behaviour management specialists. The Minister defends the decision, stating they are exceeding targets for school psychologists and incorporating behaviour management within that role.
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SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS
I refer to supplementary information provided by the minister to the Legislative Council Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations in which the minister stated that the election commitment to provide an additional 10 behaviour management specialists — … has been incorporated into the commitment to provide 50 additional school psychologists. (1) Is the minister’s target to meet the two election commitments now to provide 60 additional school psychologists; and, if not, how exactly have the two commitments been incorporated? (2) Why have two commitments that were separate commitments for all intents been merged in this way? (3) Does this represent another broken election promise? Dr E. CONSTABLE
I refer to supplementary information provided by the minister to the Legislative Council Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations in which the minister stated that the election commitment to provide an additional 10 behaviour management specialists — … has been incorporated into the commitment to provide 50 additional school psychologists. (1) Is the minister’s target to meet the two election commitments now to provide 60 additional school psychologists; and, if not, how exactly have the two commitments been incorporated? (2) Why have two commitments that were separate commitments for all intents been merged in this way? (3) Does this represent another broken election promise? Dr E. CONSTABLE
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(1)–(3) We certainly promised that we would add 50 school psychologists to the number that were there—I think it was 202, or close to that number—when we came into government. We are now, I think, well ahead of the target with 48 extra school psychologists. For the time being that incorporation is being made with behaviour management specialists being psychologists often incorporated into that. Because we are ahead of our target, I would see us probably exceeding that target before the next election.
(2) Why have two commitments that were separate commitments for all intents been merged in this way? (3) Does this represent another broken election promise? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(3) We certainly promised that we would add 50 school psychologists to the number that were there—I think it was 202, or close to that number—when we came into government. We are now, I think, well ahead of the target with 48 extra school psychologists. For the time being that incorporation is being made with behaviour management specialists being psychologists often incorporated into that. Because we are ahead of our target, I would see us probably exceeding that target before the next election.
(3) Does this represent another broken election promise? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(3) We certainly promised that we would add 50 school psychologists to the number that were there—I think it was 202, or close to that number—when we came into government. We are now, I think, well ahead of the target with 48 extra school psychologists. For the time being that incorporation is being made with behaviour management specialists being psychologists often incorporated into that. Because we are ahead of our target, I would see us probably exceeding that target before the next election.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(3) We certainly promised that we would add 50 school psychologists to the number that were there—I think it was 202, or close to that number—when we came into government. We are now, I think, well ahead of the target with 48 extra school psychologists. For the time being that incorporation is being made with behaviour management specialists being psychologists often incorporated into that. Because we are ahead of our target, I would see us probably exceeding that target before the next election.
(1)–(3) We certainly promised that we would add 50 school psychologists to the number that were there—I think it was 202, or close to that number—when we came into government. We are now, I think, well ahead of the target with 48 extra school psychologists. For the time being that incorporation is being made with behaviour management specialists being psychologists often incorporated into that. Because we are ahead of our target, I would see us probably exceeding that target before the next election.
(2) Why have two commitments that were separate commitments for all intents been merged in this way? (3) Does this represent another broken election promise? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(3) We certainly promised that we would add 50 school psychologists to the number that were there—I think it was 202, or close to that number—when we came into government. We are now, I think, well ahead of the target with 48 extra school psychologists. For the time being that incorporation is being made with behaviour management specialists being psychologists often incorporated into that. Because we are ahead of our target, I would see us probably exceeding that target before the next election.
(3) Does this represent another broken election promise? Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(3) We certainly promised that we would add 50 school psychologists to the number that were there—I think it was 202, or close to that number—when we came into government. We are now, I think, well ahead of the target with 48 extra school psychologists. For the time being that incorporation is being made with behaviour management specialists being psychologists often incorporated into that. Because we are ahead of our target, I would see us probably exceeding that target before the next election.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: (1)–(3) We certainly promised that we would add 50 school psychologists to the number that were there—I think it was 202, or close to that number—when we came into government. We are now, I think, well ahead of the target with 48 extra school psychologists. For the time being that incorporation is being made with behaviour management specialists being psychologists often incorporated into that. Because we are ahead of our target, I would see us probably exceeding that target before the next election.
(1)–(3) We certainly promised that we would add 50 school psychologists to the number that were there—I think it was 202, or close to that number—when we came into government. We are now, I think, well ahead of the target with 48 extra school psychologists. For the time being that incorporation is being made with behaviour management specialists being psychologists often incorporated into that. Because we are ahead of our target, I would see us probably exceeding that target before the next election.
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