School Counselling

Bucharest, 20 November 2014

Ana Maria Oancea
Marcela Claudia Clineci
EUROGUIDANCE

RO Guidance and counselling

system
MoE
CMBRAE/
CJRAE

ANPCDEFP/
ERASMUS
PLUS

CMBAP/CJA
P

EUROPASS

IES

EUROGUIDANCE

CAPp

EURODESK

COPSI

NBCC

Started in 1991 in 42 County centres.

At national level, 2011/2012- 2171 school
counsellors (186 in centre and 1985 n school
offices)

What is school counselling?

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.

Vision

Abilities

Initiative

Resources

Action
Plan

Change
Management

Abilities

Vision
Vision

Abilities

Vision

Abilities

Vision

Abilities

Initiative

Resources

Action
Plan

CONFUSION

Initiative

Resources

Action
Plan

ANXIETY

Resources

Action
Plan

GRADUAL
CHANGE

Action
Plan

Initiative

Initiative

Resources

FRUSTRATION
FRUSTRARE

WRONG
START!

What it is your dream?

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.Bban, 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 (CMS)

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)

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

1. Build and maintain a positive self concept

MANAGEMENT

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
goals
5. Locate and effectively use career information
6.
Understand the relationship between work, society

CAREER

and
the economyand maintain work
7.
Secure/create

BUILDING

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

COUNSELLING IN SCHOOL
Counselling in

COUNSELLING TYPES

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 listening
Non judgement
Confidentiality
Equality
Being Supportive
Respect
Responsability
Congruence

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.

The existence of
Counseling
and Guidance curricula
curricula;
Guidance
and
Counselling
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 Role
E. Amatea, M.A. Clark, 2005

Career motto... School

counselling!
Pleasure
Joy
Money
Education
Business
Will
Hobby
Success
Work

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.

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

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

Good practices
www.cedu.ro
www.amn.nl
www.pawsinjobland.uk
www.wideningthefuture.eu
http://www.jobsproject.ro/en/
http://programe.ise.ro/Portals/1/2013_CP_I_II/55_Dezvo
ltare%20personala_CP_II_OMEN.pdf
http://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

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 dont think never.

(OWN)