2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Teacher education courses
Educational Counseling
- Academic unit or major
- Teacher education courses
- Instructor(s)
- Jun Takata / Naoko Moridaira
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAT.A110
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Students will learn the psychological perspectives and counseling methods necessary to understand and support children and students in educational counseling through case studies, group work, role plays, and other exercises.
The aim of this lecture is to deepen understanding of the problems and backgrounds that occur in the field of elementary and secondary education, to understand the significance of providing support in cooperation with parents and other professions and to acquire the necessary methods to do so.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1）Explain the purpose and methods of educational counseling.
2）Get an understanding the background of various issues at school (bullying, school refusal, child abuse, etc.) and suggest ways to deal with them.
3）Acquire the listening skills necessary to support children.
4）Obtain the knowledge of counseling methods necessary for educational counseling.
5）Acquire the ability to think about how to work with parents.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
In this lecture, instructors with practical experience as educational counselors will utilize their practical experience to develop practical skills through discussions based on fictitious cases and role-plays.
Keywords
educational counseling, cooperation and collaboration, bullying, school refusal, child abuse, listening, counseling
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
After each lecture, we will conduct case studies and role plays.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | What is educational counseling? | Understand that educational counseling includes preventive measures and is a collaborative effort between teachers, counselors, and parents. |
| Class 2 | Understanding and responding to bullying | Understand the group mechanisms that make bullying more likely to occur and the need for support not only for victims of bullying but also for bullying students. |
| Class 3 | Understanding and responding to school refusal. | Understand the various reasons behind school refusal and points to keep in mind when providing support. |
| Class 4 | Understanding and responding to child abuse | Understand the background to the rapid increase in child abuse and the response required of teachers. |
| Class 5 | Foundations of psychotherapy | Can explain basic ideas of psychotherapy |
| Class 6 | Advanced psychotherapy | Explain various psychotherapy theories |
| Class 7 | Educational counseling for the children | Understands educational counseling for the parents |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
Most materials used in class can be found on T2SCHOLA.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Mika, Sakurai,et.al. Workbook of School Guidance and Counseling：new edition. Tokyo: Hokuju Publishing. ISBN：978-4779307485. (Japanese)
Others will be introduced as needed.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Class Attitude: 20%
Report: 80%
Related courses
- LAT.A105 ： Development and Learning II
Prerequisites
None
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
info_counseling[at]shc.isct.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment