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Introduction to School Counseling

Course Description: This course introduces the history and philosophy of school counseling, its ethical principles, and skills for identifying the current and expected role of the school counselor, along with knowledge of recent developments in the field. The course also describes the most important functions of the school counselor within and outside the school community, the most important services provided by school counseling, and intervention strategies for some student issues and problems. It covers the principles of school counseling and how to apply them with small or large counseling groups. Additionally, the course provides knowledge about several variables that affect the personal, social, and academic functions of children and adolescents, such as abuse, violence, eating and speech disorders, and childhood depression; symptoms and signs of substance abuse in adolescents and the role of the home; and the most important issues faced by gifted and creative students within the school community, their psychological needs, and counseling intervention strategies for them. Finally, the course presents some international models of school counseling, such as the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) international model and its components.
Credit hours: 3
Objectives of the course :

A critical study of the history of school guidance and its underlying philosophy.
Identify the ethical principles that underpin school counseling.
A critical study of the current and expected role of the school counselor.
Critical study of the new in the field of school counseling.
A critical study of the functions of the school counselor within and outside the school community.
A critical study of the most important services provided by school counseling.
A critical study of intervention strategies for some student issues and problems.
The student will gain awareness of the American School Counselor Association's International Model and its components.
Students will gain awareness of the professional duties of a school counselor.
The student will be able to master the skill of applying school counseling principles and utilize the knowledge they have acquired in developing a small group counseling plan or group guidance plans.
To enable the student to gain awareness of the most important problems of gifted and creative individuals within the school community, their psychological needs, and counseling intervention strategies with them.
The student will be able to assess the effectiveness of school counseling programs in the educational district's schools.
Students will gain awareness of the effectiveness of some school counseling programs.

Course outputs :

Familiarization with the history and philosophy of school counseling and advanced practices in the field.
List of Ethical Principles for School Counselors.
Listing the functions, roles, and professional duties of a school counselor.
Understanding concepts of child and adolescent counseling.
Understanding the most important modern trends in studying the problems of gifted and creative individuals, their psychological needs, and intervention strategies with them. .
Understanding the mechanisms for building and evaluating school counseling programs according to scientific research methods and steps.
Understanding the elements of some local and global models in school counseling.
Assessing guidance problems and issues in the educational and pedagogical environment in terms of actual reality and expected performance according to appropriate guidance plans and programs.
Understanding the ethical, cultural, and legal issues related to school counseling and its problems and issues, and writing specialized reports about them. .
Mastering the skill of preparing and designing school counseling programs and plans for small and large groups.
Mastering the skill of developing and evaluating local and global school counseling programs and plans within scientific research plans.
Diagnoses and treats childhood and adolescent problems
Identifying the most important problems of gifted and creative individuals within the school community and understanding their psychological needs
Evaluating the effectiveness of some local and global research and studies in the field of school counseling and utilizing them to support current research.

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  • Last updated: 2026-04-26

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