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ItemA history of the psychology, guidance and welfare work of Counselling, Guidance & Clinical Services (formerly the Psychology Branch and the Psychology & Guidance Branch) 1947-1985( 1986)The development of the school psychology, guidance and welfare work of Counselling, Guidance and Clinical Services (formerly the Psychology Branch, then-the-Psychology and-Guidance Branch) 1947-1985 is presented. Archival material and interviews with former administrators provided the sources of the finding. On the whole, the services developed in the manner described in the literature on this topic. The very early work was in the traditional mode: psychometric, direct services to children. Subsequently, the range extended to include the four levels of intervention discussed by Joel Meyers (1973): direct services to children, indirect services to children, direct services to teachers and services to the school as a system. In addition, services to the Department/Ministry of Education and to the community of which the school is a part were provided. Some research was conducted and liaison with tertiary institutions and professional bodies was emphasized. The extension of the range of services appears to have been an appropriate response to the increasing demands on the psychology, guidance and welfare staff. Current developments in Victorian education suggest that, while all levels of intervention will be required, much attention should be given to services to the school system and to the community of which the school is a part. Services at the systems level, however, will continue to be geared to facilitating the optimal development of the individual child in the system. Suggestions for further research are made.