Open AccessThe Development and Formation of the Institution of a School Counselor in American High Schools in the Process of Career Development of Students
Author(s) -
Tetyana Hurman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of vasyl stefanyk precarpathian national university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-2349
pISSN - 2311-0155
DOI - 10.15330/jpnu.1.2-3.324-329
Subject(s) - institution , process (computing) , psychology , career development , vocational education , work (physics) , medical education , pedagogy , mathematics education , sociology , medicine , engineering , computer science , social science , mechanical engineering , operating system
The article focuses on the development and formation of the institution of a schoolcounselor during the process of career development of students. The transformation of terms“vocational guidance” and “career counseling” is being investigated. The preparation of schoolcounselors in higher education establishments of the USA is in the focus. The article analyzes someprograms, national standards and some models. They outline accurately the duties and functionsof school counselors. It is characterized the main principles of the activity of school counselors. Themain directions of their work, the distribution of their time are shown, which prove the necessityand effectiveness of their activity