Study on educational counseling training in an education center

Abstract

The objective of this study was to clarify the present state of teacher’s educational counseling training at education centers for administrative divisions in Japan, and to determine future policy. After assessing 45 facilities in Japan, it was determined that educational counseling training is implemented over most of Japan. Many facilities had various levels of courses, and for advanced levels, there was a tendency to have smaller classes, with more class lectures given. Both individual and group counseling was given in addition to brief therapy and organized group encounter. Also it was determined how schools can be helped to more concretely deal with school refusal. Based on these results, future educational counseling training should plan for the establishment of plans for training with careful selection of the content which guarantees various training styles. To achieve this, teachers’ guarantee and cooperation of higher educational facilities should be planned for. Moreover, for the enrichment of training for kindergarten staff and for unity with regards to the training of counseling education, it is considered that correction of regional space differences will be required.