Course 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 Entry Requirements:

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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

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,

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.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Course outcomes verification: Written exam Assessment Criteria: Volume and accuracy of knowledge The scientific rigor of language Content organization Originality

Recommended reading:

Hornby G., Hall C. Hall, E., Counselling pupils in schools. Skills and strategies for teachers, Routledge Flamer,, London, 2003,
Dahir, AC,, School Counseling: Moving Toward Standards and Models, Routledge School Counseling Handbook., London, 2008,
McCarthy , S, Watson , D.,, A New Typology: Four Perspectives of School Counselor       Involvement with Families, http://jsc.montana.edu/articles/v16n1.pdf, 2017,