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International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance

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23-10-2015

Becoming a guidance counsellor in Ontario: formative influences from counsellors’ perspective

Authors: Daniel Nadon, André Samson, Nicola Gazzola, Anne Thériault

Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance | Issue 3/2016

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Contrary to guidance counsellors elsewhere in North America who hold a master’s degree, career and guidance counselling services in secondary schools in Ontario are delivered by teachers who have completed additional undergraduate studies. Guidance counsellors are pivotal components of the school as they complete tasks that promote students’ overall development. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how teachers perceive and describe the process of becoming guidance counsellors in Ontario. The thematic analysis revealed four major themes that articulated the process of becoming a guidance counsellor in Ontario: peer guidance, contextual factors, professional experience, and theoretical knowledge.

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Title: Becoming a guidance counsellor in Ontario: formative influences from counsellors’ perspective
Authors: Daniel Nadon
André Samson
Nicola Gazzola
Anne Thériault
Publication date: 23-10-2015
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1873-0388
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1782
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-015-9317-3

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