児童生徒の資質・能力の育成や支援に関するスクールカウンセリングの課題と可能性

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Students in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world must develop different competencies, based on school education, for an inclusive and sustainable future. In this study, we investigated the role of school counseling in developing and supporting social and emotional skills as a competency. First, we reviewed research on social and emotional skills development and modern school education trends. Second, we reviewed international studies on school counselors’ roles and practical activities for developing and supporting students’ social and emotional skills in the United States. Finally, we discussed the current status and future challenges facing school counseling in Japan. Promoting school counseling practice and research to develop and support students’ social and emotional skills is crucial. Moreover, professional standards and competencies for Japanese school counselors must be established. Training and educational systems that are based on research and evidence must be available for school counselors’ professional development to improve and support student’s social and emotional skills.