BEST PRACTICES School support system
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- In Norway, schools have psychologists who advise students, parents, and teachers on various issues, while in Greece psychologists are only present in some schools as part of a pilot program. - Norway also has career counselors in schools to inform students about professional opportunities, whereas in Greece career counseling is part of the curriculum. - Norway's Educational and Psychological Counseling Service (PPT) provides advisory and guidance support for children, adolescents, and adults experiencing developmental or educational difficulties, while in Greece schools must address student issues while cooperating with counseling services.
BEST PRACTICES School support system
- 1. Best practices from Norway School Support System
- 2. http://arbere.eu/schoolsupportsystem Main differences In Norway schools have a psychologist who advises students, parents and teachers for several problems which they have to deal with. In Greece there is not a psychologist in schools. Some of them have a psychologist as a part of a pilot programme.
- 3. In Norway there is a career counsellor who informs students about their professional perspectives. In Greece school career counselling is a part of a lesson and it is being taught as a part of school curriculum.
- 4. In Norway there is the Educational and Psychological Counselling Service (PPT). PPT is a municipal or county municipal advisory and guidance service. Its intention is to aid children, adolescents and adults who are experiencing development difficulties or having difficulties related to education. In Greece the school itself has to face the problems of the students cooperating with counselling services.
- 5. Is it applied at all schools in the region or was it a school initiative? All schools Do students seem to like this practice? Students like this practice because they can talk about all their problems Do teachers think that it is a good practice? Yes, it helps them to face and solve the problems they experience with their students What are the benefits? Cooperation, creation of mutual understanding
- 6. Every greek school should have a psychologist Parents and students must be more tolerant with the idea of psychological support
- 7. Is it applied at all schools in the region or was it a school initiative? All schools Do students seem to like this practice? Yes, because they can be informed about their professional future Do teachers think that it is a good practice? Yes, because they believe that students have an official informing about their future career What are the benefits? Students feel safe having this career counselling
- 8. In greek schools some more educated teachers with reduced working hours could have the role of career counsellor
- 9. Is it applied at all schools in the region or was it a school initiative? All schools Do students seem to like this practice? Yes, because the contact with the service will help them to solve their problems Do teachers think that it is a good practice? Yes, because the service provides guidance and counselling about several issues What are the benefits? Information, guidance, safety, confidentiality
- 10. The creation of a public service as PPT which will assist schools to organize learning in better ways to help pupils. It will also provide guidance and counselling about several school problems (general learning difficulties or problems in a specific subject area)
- 11. Thank you for your attention !