Counseling and Vocational Counseling in Secondary Education for Socially Vulnerable Groups

Abstract

The diverse composition of the society confronts individuals from socially vulnerable groups with multitude problems. Counseling and career counseling has aν assisting role in helping those people, aiming to overcome any obstacles. It is considered necessary that the theoretical models and counseling techniques reflect a multicultural awareness, which will help to understand the position and way of thinking of the counselors. The research is conducted through a questionnaire in order to investigate whether people of different age, educational level and economic status are familiar with counseling and vocational counseling and whether the latter can contribute to the prevention and treatment of social exclusion phenomena in certain areas in their daily life (school, work, etc.). Their contribution is decisive and their effectiveness reaches optimal levels with the assist of both teachers and parents. A fact that is also confirmed by the belief in the necessity of restoring the class of school career orientation, in secondary education, understanding the social transformations and the new social needs that arise, always in combination with labor market trends and multicultural factors.

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