Course aims:

Familiarize students with the main psychological theories in the field of counseling and career guidance, with emphasis on some application dimensions regarding the career development process and making vocational decisions.
Acquiring knowledge and skills for personal development and career planning.
Design of educational counseling programs adapted for different age / training levels
Counseling, guidance and psycho-pedagogical assistance of various educational groups (preschool / small school / pupils, families).

Course Entry Requirements:

N/A

Course contents:

1. Conceptual delimitations 1.1. The concept of educational counseling 1.2. Career orientation concept 2. Principles and methods of counseling 2.1. Advisor skills 2.2. Designing 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:

Brainstorming, explanation, heuristic conversation, quintet.

Learning outcomes:

Knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the counseling activity of students and family. The ability to work with dynamic, creative and strategic thinking models.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Written paper - 60% Seminar paper - 40%

Recommended reading:

Hornby G., Hall C. Hall, E., Counselling pupils in schools. Skills and strategies for teachers, Routledge Flamer,, London, 2003,
Baban A., . Consilierea educaţională, Ghid metodologic pentru orele de dirigenţie şi consiliere,, ASCR, Cluj/Napoca, 2009,
Brown. S.D. Lent R.W., Handbook of Counseling Psychology,, http://jsc.montana.edu/articles/v16n1.pdf, 2000,
McCarthy, S, Watson, D.,, A New Typology: Four Perspectives of School Counselor Involvement with Families disponibil, http://jsc.montana.edu/articles/v16n1.pdf, 2017,
Dahir, A. C., School Counseling: Moving Toward Standards and Models from: Handbook of School Counseling, Routledge, 2008,