Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES)

Comparative School Counseling

International Virtual Conference

22-25 March 2021

Conference mission

The mission of this international virtual conference is to begin the process of establishing a new comparative research field that could be called Comparative School Counseling Studies.

Such a research field would:

contribute to a better understanding of common features, similarities and differences in school counseling worldwide;
support transferring best school counseling practices and innovations between countries;
help improving school counseling training programs at colleges and universities; and
support the development of policy to support effective school counseling practice.

Prospective participants

This Conference is for:

Policy makers
Academic staff
Researchers
PhD students
Master’s students
School counselors
School counselor educators
School inspectors
Education consultants
School principals
Teachers
Psychologists
Social workers
Special needs therapists
Mediators
Policy advocates in NGOs and professional associations

Benefits to participants

The Conference offers the following benefits:

Respecting all participants regardless of their race, nationality, personality, origin, sex, religion, occupation, education.
Keeping friendly atmosphere and polite communication.
Establishing contacts between people from different parts of the world.
Providing excellent opportunities for oral presentations and discussions by giving a 30-minute time slot to each presentation.
Including abstracts in the Conference Program.
Publishing full papers.
Awarding Certificates of Participation to all participants.

Sections

The conference work is grouped into 3 sections:

Section 1: School Counseling Policies (at local, state/provincial, and national level)

Section 2: School Counseling Education & Training (at Bachelor, Master’s, and Doctoral level)

Section 3: School Counseling Practices (at primary, secondary, and tertiary education level)

Keynote speakers

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Patrick R. Mullen

William & Mary, USA

Review and Critique of the ASCA National Model with a Focus on School Counselors' Perceptions of Strengths and Challenges

Prof. Dr. Sang Min Lee

Korea University, Korea

Comparative Analysis of Legal Provisions in School-based Counseling: Finding from Taiwan and South Korea

Assist. Prof. Dr. Petra Gregorcic Mrvar

Ljubljana University, Slovenia

School Counselling Service in Slovenia

Workshop

A one-day workshop will be offered by Focus Learning Support (FLS) UK on the last conference day.

Workshop theme: The Changing World – School counselling embracing emergent online delivery imposed by current Pandemic and its impact on students’ Academic Engagement.

The workshop is open to all registered participants. SEE MORE…

Our partners

Conference email

info@bces-conference.org

Technical support

bces2021@cic.bg