Overview
Lecturer
Ramona - Iulia Herman
Seminar tutor
Ramona - Iulia Herman
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Education Sciences
Field of study
Pedagogy of primary and preschool education
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Lecture
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, debate, problematization, mosaic method.
I know - I want to know - I learned, demonstrative example.
Case study, debate,
Five minutes essay.
Heuristic conversation
Brainstorming,
Entry requirements
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Aims
Counseling, guidance and psycho-pedagogical assistance of various educational groups (preschool / small school / pupils, families).
Design of educational counseling programs adapted for different age / training levels
Acquiring knowledge and skills for personal development and career planning.
Course contents
Conceptual boundaries
1.1. The concept of educational counseling
1.2. Career orientation concept
2. Principles and methods of counseling
2.1. The counselor's abilities
2.2. The design of counseling activities
2.3. Working methods in counseling
3. Self-knowledge and personal development
3.1. Self-knowledge and self-image
3.2. Methods of self-knowledge
3.3. Self-knowledge and interconnection
3.4. Self-esteem
4. Communication and conflict
4.1. Ways to improve communication
4.2. Conflict and conflict management
5. Learning strategies
5.1. Ways of selecting learning strategies
5.2. Efficient study skills
6. Stress and stress control
6.1. The components of stress
6.2. Ways of managing stress
7. Career orientation
7.1. Specificity of orientation activities
7.2. Career decision
Learning outcomes
Familiarizing students with the main psychological theories in the field of educational counselling, with emphasis on some application dimensions regarding the personal development process, offering psycho-pedagogical assistance to children and pupils and also career orientation.
Assessment
Course outcomes verification: Written exam Assessment Criteria: Volume and accuracy of knowledge The scientific rigor of language Content organization Originality
Recommended reading
Counselling pupils in schools. Skills and strategies for teachers
Hornby G., Hall C. Hall, E.
Routledge Flamer,, London, 2003
School Counseling: Moving Toward Standards and Models
Dahir, AC,
Routledge School Counseling Handbook., London, 2008
A New Typology: Four Perspectives of School Counselor Involvement with Families
McCarthy , S, Watson , D.,
http://jsc.montana.edu/articles/v16n1.pdf, 2017