The Role of the Psychological and Pedagogical
Counselling Centre in the Systemic Support of Students
and Inclusive Education Cover Image

Rola poradni psychologiczno-pedagogicznych w systemowym wsparciu uczniów i edukacji włączającej
The Role of the Psychological and Pedagogical Counselling Centre in the Systemic Support of Students and Inclusive Education

Author(s): Małgorzata Zaborniak-Sobczak
Subject(s): Educational Psychology, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Sociology of Education
Published by: Uniwersytet Ignatianum w Krakowie
Keywords: social inclusion; inclusive education; psychological and pedagogical counseling centre (ppp); cross‑sectoral support; psychological and pedagogical help;

Summary/Abstract: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: To discuss the role of psychological and pedagogical counselling centrein the systemic support of students, which is an indicator of inclusive education.THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The research problem is the question: what roledoes counselling centre play today in the system of supporting children and adolescents in the per-spective of inclusive education? The method was a case study of the institution, the techniques: dataresearch (reports, legislation), the literature on the subject, the counseling centers’ own materials.THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The assumptions of social inclusion and inclusive edu-cation were defined, providing the background for analysis on the role of psychological and peda-gogical counselling centre in the systemic support given to students.RESEARCH RESULTS: A support system of cooperating professionals is an important featureof inclusive education. Counseling centers appear to be institutions that have experience and de-veloped own models for coordinating the support.CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPLICABLE VALUE OF RESEARCH: Inorder to build a flexible system of support, cooperating professionals, the Ministry of Education hasundertaken the task of organizing cross-sectoral support, understood as the integration of supportactivities for the child and family, implemented in three public sectors: health, social welfare andeducation. It is currently becoming important to develop a legislative basis, regulating the coordi-nation of cross-sectoral support.

  • Issue Year: 23/2024
  • Issue No: 68
  • Page Range: 57-67
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish
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