Promoting the student’s development
Promoting the student’s development

A holistic perspective

Author(s): Magdalena Budziszewska
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: promotion; positive development; macrosocial challenges; soft skills; growth
Summary/Abstract: In this chapter, I focus on the role of school psychologists in promoting students’ positive development in a holistic perspective. School environment offers a multitude of opportunities to support the student’s development such as group work on communication, emotional competencies, and similar soft skills, providing role models and good practices. School also offers opportunities for shaping attitudes towards social, political, and civic reality and macro-challenges of civilisation (e.g. climate change) by providing opportunities for action, self-organisation, participation, social and civic activity, and a chance to talk and discuss these issues. The psychologist should also offer promotional perspective and support the development of teachers, and be aware of their own developmental needs and trajectories.

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