In spite of the considerable interest which has been shown in the use of screening procedures, and the increasing use of at least some counselling techniques by teaching staff concerned with pastoral care, the notion of devising a screening procedure to identify pupils who may benefit from help seems to have attracted surprisingly little attention. Even the multitude of studies of disruption in schools and how it might be managed have indicated few positive steps in this direction.
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