Dongmyeong University and Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, 'Training to Strengthen Counseling Competence for Low-Experience Teachers'

The Department of Counseling Psychology at Dongmyung University conducted the "2023 Academic Year Counseling Competency Enhancement Training for Low-Career Teachers" hosted by the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education over two days from the 9th to the 10th on campus.

This training was held for 80 participants, including 32 elementary school teachers, 34 middle school teachers, 12 high school teachers, and 2 institution officials from Busan.

The training covered topics such as "Understanding and Practice of Counseling," "Parent Counseling and Education," "Understanding Youth Suicide and Self-Harm," "Counseling for Special Needs Children," and "Understanding Children through Drawing Tests," and was organized by the faculty of the Department of Counseling Psychology at Dongmyung University along with Jeon Eun-ju, director of the Jeon Eun-ju Psychological Counseling Center.

'2023 Academic Year Low-Experience Teacher Counseling Competency Enhancement Training' in progress.

Jina Lee, a scholarship officer, stated, "This is the first time counseling competency enhancement training has been offered for general teachers," adding, "The program is structured from the basics of counseling to parent counseling, counseling for special needs children, and counseling for students at risk of self-harm and suicide, and it is expected to greatly contribute to strengthening the counseling competencies of elementary homeroom teachers and general subject teachers."

Kim Kyung-mi, head of the Department of Counseling Psychology at Dongmyung University, said, "The counseling competency enhancement training for teachers was diversely organized by utilizing various expert faculty members within the department," and added, "We will continue to cooperate in various ways to improve teachers' counseling competencies."

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