IZAZOVI I PROBLEMI SAVJETOVANJA DJECE I MLADIH U ŠKOLI
COUNSELING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT THE SCHOOL CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS

Summary/Abstract: The counseling in the school is one of the essential processes that take place in educational institutions. This paper is the result of the research conducted on the sample of 203 expert associates in primary and secondary schools from April to June 2021, and it shows the importance of counseling of children and youth during the assistance process delivered by expert associates (pedagogues, psychologists, social workers, defectologists). A qualitative-quantitative study was conducted, and a questionnaire was created for the study which has aimed to examine the attitudes of expert associates about challenges and problems they are facing counseling children and youth and their self-assessment of experience, skills, and competencies in the field of counseling. The respondents were found to recognize the importance of counseling as an area of work of expert associates. We have obtained the results that indicate two groups of problems related to the context (subjects of counseling, time, communication) and identity (experience and competence). The research results imply the importance of the counseling role in helping and supporting children and young people in solving their problems (disagreement with teachers, relationships with peers, family problems) and the importance of improving competencies for counseling work.

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