Study Counsellor Education (in Finnish)

Extent of the studies: 60 ECTS
Application period: January 2014

The Study Counsellor Education of JAMK's Teacher Education College is a post-graduate programme aimed at qualified teachers wishing to specialise in the field of study counselling and guidance. The programme comprises 60 ECTS credits and is organised in Finnish as multi-mode education during three semesters.

The education provides a comprehensive qualification for study counselling in the various forms of education, depending on prior education. The objectives and implementation are based on the rapidly changing needs of working life and of the operating environment.

How to apply?

The next application period is on January 2014. The national online application for teacher education programmes will be available in Finnish at www.opekorkeahaku.fi during the application period.

Implementation of the studies

• Studying on a part-time basis, the programme will last for 1.5 years and consist of three contact sessions per semester (2-3 days/session), online courses, small group- and independent studies.
• Studies can be completed either in the study group in Jyväskylä or in Southern Lapland. (Study groups in 2013)
• The studies will begin during the spring 2013 with an orientation contact session in Jyväskylä.

Content of the studies

The programme intends to build a comprehensive and inclusive understanding of the field of study counselling and guidance.

• Orientation to Study Counselling
• Networking in Counselling
• Developing Counselling
• Guiding Diverse Learners
• Counselling in Various Stages of Life
• Theoretical Approaches to Counselling
• International Study Counselling
• Counselling Practise

All the elements of study counsellor education are interlinked with regard to content and time, and are completed with summarising assignments. The various stages of the education may be rather individual and include a personal focus, because students’ backgrounds, competences, and expectations vary considerably.

Our Study Counsellor Education programme includes a more comprehensive interpretation of the large-scale expertise of study counsellors. It also seeks to develop each student’s work and operating environment on a practical level. This implies the aim of becoming deeply aware of one’s own philosophy of counselling and guidance. These objectives are reached through thematic entities. The content and proceeding of the themes are based on students’ growth into the profession through research on their own work.

Further information

Katariina Jouhiaho, Study Advisor, +358 40 752 5358, firstname.lastname@jamk.fi
JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Teacher Education College

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