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Problémové správanie žiakov a úloha výchovného poradcu vo viacúrovňovom modeli bezpečnosti strednej školy
Problem Behavior Among Students and the Role of the Guidance Counselor in a Multi-Level Safety Model for Secondary Schools

Author(s): Marta Bednárová, Oľga Ilenčíková, Silvia Jakabová
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Pedagogy
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Problematic behaviour; Secondary school students; School counsellor; Safe school environment; Multi-tier safety model

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to analyse problem behaviour among upper secondary school students and to define the role of the educational counsellor within a multi-tier model of school safety. It seeks to analyse problem behaviour among upper secondary school students and to define the role of the educational counsellor within a multi-tier model of school safety. Particular attention is devoted to the universal, targeted, and indicated levels of intervention, in which the educational counsellor acts as a coordinator of prevention, counselling support, communication with the family, and the mediation of professional care. The paper emphasises that effective management of problem behaviour requires a systemic linkage among the school, the classroom, the family, and counselling services. At the same time, it points to the need to broaden current thinking about school safety to include digital risks, cyberbullying, and students’ psychological well-being.

  • Issue Year: XXV/2026
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 50-67
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Slovak
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