Bucharest, 20 November 2014Ana Maria Oancea

Marcela Claudia Călineci

EUROGUIDANCE

School Counselling

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MoE

CMBRAE/ CJRAE

CMBAP/CJAP

CAPp

EUROGUIDANCE

NBCCCOPSI

EUROPASS

EURODESK

ANPCDEFP/ ERASMUS PLUS

RO Guidance and counselling system

Started in 1991 in 42 County centres.At national level, 2011/2012- 2171 school counsellors (186 in centre and 1985 în school offices)

Helping students to acquire the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to identify options, explore alternatives and succeed in society.

Preparing better students for the changing of the 21st century.

What is school counselling?

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CONFUSION

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GRADUAL CHANGE

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WRONG START! WRONG START!

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The school counselling as…metaphor

• inheritance• construction • cycle• fit• journey• encounters and relationships• role• resource• story• artefact

(Kerr Inkson, 2003, Norman E. Amundson, 2002, Gareth Morgan, 1986, 1992)

Metaphora

Counsellor is...

Guidance infusion (M. Martinez,

2014)

Not adding activities but modifying the nature of what we do.

Counselling in classroom... Educational counselling

Educational counselling

Educational counselling (A.Băban, 2001)

promoting health and wellbeing (self-acceptance,

positive relations with others, autonomy, selfcontrol, planing direction and life purpose).

personal development (self-knowledge, self-esteem, responsible decisions, stress management, effective learning, interpersonal relationships, career choices).

prevention (negative affectivity, negative self esteem, risk behaviors, interpersonal conflict, learning difficulties, somatic dysfunction, crisis, conflicts).

“Career Management Skills refer to a whole range of competences which provide structured ways for individuals and groups to gather, analyse, synthesise and organise self, educational and occupational information, as well as the skills to make and implement decisions and transitions.”

(Ronald G. Sultana, 2009)

Career Management Skills (CMS)

http:// www.blueprint.edu.au (Blueprint Australia)

PERSONAL MANAGEMENT

1. Build and maintain a positive self concept

2. Interact positively and effectively with others

3. Change and grow throughout life

LEARNING AND WORK EXPLORATION

4. Participate in lifelong learning supportive of career goals5. Locate and effectively use career information

6. Understand the relationship between work, society and the economy

CAREER BUILDING

7. Secure/create and maintain work

8. Make career enhancing decisions

9. Maintain balanced life and work roles

10. Understand the changing nature of life and work roles

11. Understand, engage in and manage the career building process

COUNSELLING IN SCHOOL

COUNSELLING TYPES

Counselling in psycho-pedagogical assistance offices

Counselling in classes

Counselling as a part of teaching function

Counselling in psycho-pedagogical offices WHY? developing skills and attitudes of

students, parents and teachers in a relationship based on respect, confidence and responsibility, in order to increase chances for personal and professional success.

WHO? Psychologists, sociologists, pedagogists

Conditions? 800 students for 1 school counselor

HOW? 18 h / week (4 hours teaching)

WITH WHOM? Beneficiaries: students, parents, teachers

WHAT? Types of activities: individual counselling, group counselling, psychological assesment (only specialised psychologist).

What is school counselling?• Selfknowledge: personal qualities, self-image and self esteem, portrait,

hobbies, strenghts and so on;• Social skills: communication, friendship, interaction with others, cooperation -

like ability to solve the conflict;• Development of career: work roles, entrepreneurship, the relationship

between work, society and money;• Helping students, parents and teachers to take decisions;• Helping people in fixing goals related to school /career;• Integrated educational programme: antibullying, emotional intelligence,

career, entrepreneurship...;• Prevention of school failure, dropout and juvenile deviance;• Promotion of a healthy life style and well being;• Development of interests, attitudes, personal qualities, taking decisions skills

for career guidance, personal development of students, parents and teachers.

• and so on...

Theoretical framework

• Constructivism- Learning is an active and constructive process based on personal experiences

• Humanistic approaches/Person- centred experiential activities based on experience as a source of development and learning

• Analitical approach (jungian theory)• Cognitive- Behavioural Interventions that

emphasizes the important role of thinking in how we feel and what we do

• Psychodynamic approaches, Integrative approaches

ATTITUDES

Active listeningNon judgementConfidentialityEqualityBeing SupportiveRespectResponsabilityCongruence

Counselling parents Individual counselling sessions Group Counseling sessions Meetings with parents Performing courses for parents with different topics (child

development stages, improving parent-child communication, child discipline, positive education, conflict management, healthy lifestyle, child needs, etc.)

Writing informational materials, brochures, flyers for parents.

Counselling teachers Courses for teachers Interventions in methodical committees Interventions in Staff Council Proposing educational projects Developing partnership between school,

family and community Improving educational activities of teachers.

Counselling classes. Guidance and Counselling curricula

The existence of Counseling and Guidance curricula;

Five thematic modules: Self development, Communication and social skills, Learning and information management, Career planning, Quality lifestyle;

It is teached by professionals- teachers for primary and secondary school;

School counselor supports teachers in carrying out activities in classes;

Methodological suggestions: openness to communication, active participatory activities, learning activities will meet the interests of children

Some questions... … How to adapt schools to the permanent changes on the labour market?

Matching between opportunities and personal resources,

goals and action plans

... How to involve the students in the career development?

Investigating personal features, likes and preferences, relationships, self confidence,

decision making etc.

… How the society create systems for developing opportunities?

There is a need for more effective systems: education, ICT, employment, NGO-s, communities

Changing Schools, Changing Counsellors of the School Counselor RoleE. Amatea, M.A. Clark, 2005

Career motto... School counselling!

PleasureJoyMoneyEducationBusinessWillHobbySuccessWork Get out from the

cage!

Chance for future…

CMBRAE/CJRAE OMECTS nr. 5555/ 07.10.2011 CEOSP/ SEOSP OMECTS nr. 6552/19.01.2012

Success depends on ...

The most important is the ATTITUDE.

Learn with joy.Trust yourself.Prepare for success.Do not give up your dream of doing what you like.

Success have people who make things happen, have initiative and are proactive.

“To have courage to follow your heart and feelings. These know already what do you want to become in your life.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuBUfdoJdTc

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

Good practiceswww.cedu.ro www.amn.nlwww.pawsinjobland.ukwww.wideningthefuture.euhttp://www.jobsproject.ro/en/http://programe.ise.ro/Portals/1/2013_CP_I_II/55_Dezvoltare%20personala_CP_II_OMEN.pdfhttp://portal.mvp-educational.ro http://training.ise.ro…

Other good practices

Guidance and counselling systems should be further supported through the ESF and Erasmus+ programs in order practitioners to participate in international projects for exchanging ideas and good practices.

School counselling and career education should be embedded in the curriculum as early as primary school and expanded on with age in an effort to prevent young people from becoming NEET later on life”. (B. Balaram, L. Crowley, 2012)

Research and international networks should further be active in offering evidences and expertise for decision makers.

•Huge and rapid changes reconfigurate the nature of work, jobs, careers and EDUCATION.

Creativity is a gold mine, the most important force in business, education, whole life.

The school counselling, guidance and career counselling/ the bridge between education and labour market!

“At this… I don’t think never.” (OWN)