Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports
P.O. Box 72 Wickham’s Cay 1
Road Town, Tortola
Virgin Islands (British) VG1110
Go outside the four walls of the community. Work in the schools, community, parents and outside agencies.
Process
Step 1: A referral is made by the teacher of the respective school to the Student Services Center.
Step 2: A meeting would then be scheduled.
Step 3: The Counselor would then speak with the students and have individual sessions with them.
Step 4: Depending on the problem, a phone call would be made to the parents of the child.
Step 5: If the problem is in-house (behavior or academic) the counselor would do a feedback to the teachers of the respective
school.
Step 6: If the problem is beyond being in-house, a phone call is given to the parents of the child.
Step 7: The counselors would then have a parent's conference where the parents would come in to counsel and discuss the
matter.
Step 8: If the situation needs evaluating, it is referred to the education psychologist or other agencies with the community
(social development and community mental health) for assessment.
Supporting Documents
Referral form from teacher
Turn Around Time
Crisis: Within 24 hours Behavior Academic(High School): 1 week Behavior Academic(Primary School): 2 week
Department Contact Information
Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telephone: 1(284) 468-2151