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Guidance and counselling in Romania

Overview from Bucharest

Marcela Claudia CălineciPrague 2012

MUNICIPALMUNICIPAL/ COUNTY/ COUNTY CENTRE FOR CENTRE FOR PSYCHOPEDAGOGICAL PSYCHOPEDAGOGICAL

ASSISTANCEASSISTANCE (CJAP/ CMAP)(CJAP/ CMAP)

MUNICIPALMUNICIPAL/ COUNTY/ COUNTY CENTRE FOR CENTRE FOR ASSISTANCEASSISTANCE AND AND EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL

RESOURCERESOURCES S (CJRAE/ CMBRAE)(CJRAE/ CMBRAE)

CJAP/CMAP- CJRAE/CMBRAE

Legislation CJRAE/ CMBRAE

Centers for Educational Resources and Assistance were established in 2005 by order of Ministry of Education.

They work in 2006 and, since then, they are coordinating, monitoring, managing and evaluating activities.

Types of activities CJRAE/ CMBRAE

•Special education- inclusive educational centres (school mediators)

•Logopedic activity- interschool logopedic centres

•Centre of Psychopedagogical Assistance- school counsellors, offices

Romania has 42 counties and each of them has such a center of resources.

Educational network Bucharest/ CMBRAE

Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and SportMinistry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport Bucharest Municipal Inspectorate

Municipal Centre for Assistance and Educational

Resources (244 specialists)

Municipal Centre for Psychopedagogical Assistance (211)

Municipal Logopedic Centre (33)Municipal Inclusion Centre

Ministry of Education and Research

County School Inspectorate

Municipal School Inspectorate of Bucharest

Teacher’s Training Centre

County Centre for Psychopedagogical Assistance/

Municipal Centre for Psychopedagogical

Assistance Bucharest (MCPA)!!!

Institute of Educational Sciences

County/ Municipal Centre of Assistance and Educational

Resources

County School Inspectorate

Municipal School Inspectorate of Bucharest

County Centre for Psychopedagogical Assistance/

Municipal Centre for Psychopedagogical

Assistance Bucharest (MCPA)!!! (211)

Logopedic Centre (33)

School Inclusion

Centre and (school

mediators)

1991 31995 91998 321999 56

2000/2003 742003/2004 752004/2005 1282005/2007 2132007/2010 244

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Staff employment progress

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Staff employement progress CMBRAE/ CMAP

Short history•Founded in 1991Founded in 1991 Municipal Centre for Assistance BucharestMunicipal Centre for Assistance Bucharest working with:working with: 1 coordinator, 1 social assistant, 1 laboratory 1 coordinator, 1 social assistant, 1 laboratory assistant, 1 secretaryassistant, 1 secretary

•1995/1998: founded the first 6 interschool counselling offices1995/1998: founded the first 6 interschool counselling offices (5 (5 psyhopedagogues and 1 sociologistpsyhopedagogues and 1 sociologist))

•1998: MCPA and 24 counselling offices1998: MCPA and 24 counselling offices

•1999/2001999/20000: 48 counselling offices: 48 counselling offices

•2000/2003: 5 specialists at MCPA and the network was 2000/2003: 5 specialists at MCPA and the network was increased until 66 counselling offices (psyhopedagogues, increased until 66 counselling offices (psyhopedagogues, psychologists and sociologist) psychologists and sociologist)

•2003/2004: 67 offices, 75 specialists2003/2004: 67 offices, 75 specialists



•2009/202009/201010: 340 offices, 244 : 340 offices, 244 specialists (81,3%)specialists (81,3%)

Educational network of School in Bucharest: 430Educational network of School in Bucharest: 430

Departments

•Preschool educationPreschool education

•Guidance and Career CounsellingGuidance and Career Counselling

•Social Assistance and Children's RightsSocial Assistance and Children's Rights

•Research and Research and JJuvenile deviance uvenile deviance preventionprevention

•Educational Projects and ProgrammeEducational Projects and Programme

•Training and Professional DevelopmentTraining and Professional Development

•Information and Computer TechnologyInformation and Computer Technology

Activities• Individual counselling/Individual counselling/ group counselling for students, group counselling for students, teachers and parentsteachers and parents

• Studies (e.g. violence prevention, children's rights, Studies (e.g. violence prevention, children's rights, teachers-students relationship, learning motivation, teachers-students relationship, learning motivation, bullying, computer and TV, self-esteem, ADHD, guidance bullying, computer and TV, self-esteem, ADHD, guidance and career counselling, and career counselling, etc.)etc.)

• SeminarsSeminars, workshops, conferences, , workshops, conferences,

• Educational projectsEducational projects

• Development educational materials (guides, brochures, Development educational materials (guides, brochures, leaflets, books, leaflets, books, posters, posters, etc.)etc.)

• Educational consultancy and events Educational consultancy and events

• Target groups: toddlers, students, parents, Target groups: toddlers, students, parents, teachers, educational managersteachers, educational managers, community, community

Our values

•Initiative•Involvement•Creativity•Cooperation•Competence•Respect•Commitment

The Center of Resource and Educational Assistance from Bucharest develops the

following services

The Center of Resource and Educational Assistance from Bucharest develops the

following services

• The counseling teachers are carrying on their work in the psycho-pedagogical assistance offices from kindergartens, schools and colleges/ high schools.

• In Bucharest, a counselling teacher may carry on his activity in one or more schools, a post there if the unit/units cumulated school of 800 students/400 preschoolers.

School counsellors...

• Provide information and advice preschool, students, parents, kindergarten teachers, school teachers and teachers on various topics: self-knowledge, the students adapt to school environments, adapting to the needs of school pupils, optimize the student-parent-school relation, school drop, aggression/ violence, propose and organize orientation programs for school, vocational and career guidance, in collaboration with other teachers.

• Provide advisory services and courses for parents. Propose and organize orientation programs for school, vocational and career guidance, in collaboration with other teachers.

• Provide and support assistance methodological reccomendation.

• Develop psycho-sociological studies on pupils terminal targeting options through vocational and professional qualifications high school and the types of schools in the network.

Job description...

Educational network Bucharest/ CMBRAE

Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and SportMinistry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport Bucharest Municipal Inspectorate

Municipal Centre for Assistance and Educational

Resources (244 specialists)

Municipal Centre for Psychopedagogical Assistance (211)

Municipal Logopedic Centre (33)Municipal Inclusion Centre

Mission…

Development 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.

Objectives…• Prevention of school failure, dropout and juvenile deviance• Promotion of a healthy life style and well being• Development of interests, attitudes, personal qualities, making decisions skills for career guidance• Personal development of students, parents and teachers• Development of partnership between school-family and community• Development of educational programs and projects• Improvement of educational activities of teachers

•Self knowledge

•Familial relationships

•Conflict management

•Aptitudes testing

•Learning motivation

•Dropout prevention

• Improvement communication

•Emotional disorders

•Psychological training for exams

•Education for healthy

•Behaviour problems

•Attention difficulties

•Career counselling

•Emotional support

•Personal development

•Meetings with parents

•Familial relationships

•Counselling lessons (violence, career, communication)

•Socialisation

•Methods for an efficient and active learning

•Learning difficulties

•School dropout

•Education for family life

What are the needs of beneficiaries?

The teachers are mainly interested in aspects which involve class management and efficient methods to prevent undesirable behaviors.

Parents want to know actual methods of approaching undesirable behavior, how to organize the children's free time, how to improve communication and the relationship with the school environment. They are also interested in the “rewards” system (when, what and how much to offer to the children).

Parents of the students from the last year of studies are interested in following school options for alternative routes that have children available.

The parents of the high-school students don’t came to school for counseling services as often as other parents. When they come to school they are interested in methods of redressing their children behavior (absence, runaway from home, minor infractions, drug use and aggression).

The tender spots...

•The large number of children assigned to one counselor, sometimes even 1300-1600 pupils. In this situation it is impossible for the counsellor to approach all the problems of the school, to make a psycho-pedagogical portofolio for every pupil, to know every child of that school and to keep close watch on his evolution. •It is desirable to have only 400 pupils or less assigned to one counsellor, in order to be efficient and to achieve quality labour.

School counsellor...

• Some of the school counsellors have interschool cabinets, carrying on their job in 3 or 4 schools. When this thing happens, the counsellor can not spend more than 4-6 hours weekly in one school.

•At school, a counsellor carries on a large and various kind of activities: he informs the methodic board of the school; he initiates or participates in studies or scientific research; he conceives and applies strategies of intervention in problems such as school guidance, school abandon, aggressiveness, drug use.

•The counsellor is also a member of the committee for school and vocational guidance. He/she fights for a non-violent environment, discipline, initiates educational activities together with NGO-s.

Professional aspects...

• Recruting and selection of the practitioners are changed (exams and practical lessons).• Training of the school counsellors- They constantly participate to further trainings, most of them have graduated at least one master course at the University and a large number of them are licensed in two disciplines from the field of Psychology and Educational Sciences.• All the children who benefit from the educational services offered by the cousellors have the agreement from their parents or their legal tutors to participate in the activities at the offices.

Projects...•Be the best teacher! •Career Dream, Is your turn to change the world!•Decision is mine!•Comenius, Grundtvig, Arion, Youth Programme, Academia•Education for family life, Parents School•OPEN- European model of career counselling•Girls, Boys- all different, all equals •Centre for Equal Opportunities Education•Start for Success•Team building outdoor •Antidrugs Education •School for all- Access to education of disadvantaged groups- focus on Rroma people•Distance Counselling through telephone and Internet•Development of social services for disadvantaged categories •Be European! Involve yourself in the community issues

ESF Projects...

•Career counselling•Life management skiils•Vocational training for students through practical stages•ICTskills for specialists •Blended learning training for counsellors•Insertion monitoring of students on the labour market•Learning style and temperament•Communication strategies•Youth against violence•...

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