Service-learning – a useful tool for the 21st century school-counselors
Service-learning – a useful tool for the 21st century school-counselors

Summary/Abstract: Service-learning is an extremely versatile experiential pedagogical method, implemented worldwide in a wide array of academic disciplines, from kindergartens and schools to universities. Suitable for both online and offline settings, service-learning has been used in teacher training, as well as psychology and counseling students’ curricula. Previous research has highlighted the positive impact of SL on graduate counselor students’ development. Once familiar with the multiple benefits of service-learning for students, teachers, institutions and communities, future school counselors see this method as a useful tool for working with challenging gen Z and Alpha students, teaming up with colleagues, parents, and other community members, aiming to promote school inclusiveness and belonging, and thus becoming an invaluable nexus in this significant network. Still, given the current situation of school counselling in Romania nowadays, some challenges for debutant school counselors planning to implement SL projects in their schools are addressed in the final section of this article.

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