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Ilias RafailIlias RafailPsychologist-Training CoordinatorPsychologist-Training Coordinator

LEARNERS STATUSLEARNERS STATUS In the implementation, participated 10 In the implementation, participated 10

counselors/ guidance workers and/or counselors/ guidance workers and/or experts who deliver guidance services. experts who deliver guidance services. Their great majority work in non Their great majority work in non governmental/ non profit organizations. A governmental/ non profit organizations. A few of them work in public institutionsfew of them work in public institutions

Concerning their professional identity, they Concerning their professional identity, they come from humanistic field of expertise. come from humanistic field of expertise. They are mainly social workers and They are mainly social workers and psychologists, but all of them have psychologists, but all of them have experience in career carrier guidance and experience in career carrier guidance and support (as a part of their job in support (as a part of their job in Counseling)Counseling)

LEARNERS STATUSLEARNERS STATUS

In total participated ten (10)In total participated ten (10)advisers of humanitarian advisers of humanitarian

sciences: sciences: 2 Psychologists2 Psychologists6 Social Workers6 Social Workers1 Career Guidance 1 Career Guidance

CounselorCounselor1 Adult Trainer1 Adult Trainer

UNITSUNITS STATUSSTATUS

• NOSTOS (counseling unit supported NOSTOS (counseling unit supported by Greeks Repatriates Association)by Greeks Repatriates Association)

• IASIS (Sheltered house and Day IASIS (Sheltered house and Day Center for people with Mental Health Center for people with Mental Health Problems)Problems)

• EPSAMY (Sheltered house and Day EPSAMY (Sheltered house and Day Center for people with Mental Health Center for people with Mental Health Problems)Problems)

• IEKEP (Vocational Training Center)IEKEP (Vocational Training Center)• GREEK JUVENILE PROBATION SERVICEGREEK JUVENILE PROBATION SERVICE

COMMENTS IN UK COMMENTS IN UK QUESTIONNAIREQUESTIONNAIRE

•Addressed people who have decided Addressed people who have decided to continue their education or have to continue their education or have already started a new education already started a new education programprogram•Could be completed by the client Could be completed by the client without the help of counselor (closed without the help of counselor (closed questions, well structured in three questions, well structured in three sections)sections)•Focused more at training procedure Focused more at training procedure and countable indicatorsand countable indicators

COMMENTS IN UK COMMENTS IN UK QUESTIONNAIREQUESTIONNAIRE

• Counselor's participation is very limited Counselor's participation is very limited (just providing further details)(just providing further details)

• Addressed people with good language Addressed people with good language skills and a good level of education and / skills and a good level of education and / or population in the process of education. or population in the process of education. (i.e. question 2.6)(i.e. question 2.6)

• ““Simplicity”, easy to use in reception, Simplicity”, easy to use in reception, saves time, a representative sample of a saves time, a representative sample of a universityuniversity

COMMENTS IN GR COMMENTS IN GR QUESTIONNAIREQUESTIONNAIRE

• Could be used in people who do not think Could be used in people who do not think about their education, but we want to about their education, but we want to motivate and sensitize themmotivate and sensitize them

• Assistance from counselor is necessary. Assistance from counselor is necessary. But for him/ her is required to "worked" But for him/ her is required to "worked" before with him/ herself and to had a good before with him/ herself and to had a good knowledge of the concepts addressed by knowledge of the concepts addressed by the questionnaire, viewed in the the questionnaire, viewed in the framework of Adult Education, Lifelong framework of Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, etc.Learning, etc.

• More suitable for Social Excluded Groups More suitable for Social Excluded Groups (+45, refugees, specific categories of (+45, refugees, specific categories of women etc)women etc)

COMMENTS IN GR COMMENTS IN GR QUESTIONNAIREQUESTIONNAIRE

• Its an interview – based Its an interview – based questionnairequestionnaire

• It not use a rigid educational It not use a rigid educational terminology, but ask the respondent terminology, but ask the respondent to refer to his / her experiencesto refer to his / her experiences

• Focused more at counseling Focused more at counseling procedureprocedure

• Tool for “bonding” the relationship Tool for “bonding” the relationship between Counselor & Beneficiarybetween Counselor & Beneficiary

GENERAL CONCLUSIONSGENERAL CONCLUSIONS

• All ten participants consider the two All ten participants consider the two questionnaires as very interesting questionnaires as very interesting and helpful materials for different and helpful materials for different stages of their workstages of their work

• They all agreed that they provide a They all agreed that they provide a thorough framework allowing them thorough framework allowing them to organize and systematize their to organize and systematize their knowledge and everyday work knowledge and everyday work experiencesexperiences

GENERAL CONCLUSIONSGENERAL CONCLUSIONS

• They all found questionnaires well They all found questionnaires well structured and easy to use in structured and easy to use in everyday working lifeeveryday working life

• They will adopt both in their They will adopt both in their institutions with some changes institutions with some changes (according to their habits and nature (according to their habits and nature of every institution)of every institution)

• They will use both also at their They will use both also at their personal work (in small groups or personal work (in small groups or individuals) as tools for pre- and after individuals) as tools for pre- and after evaluationevaluation

SUMMARYSUMMARY

• UK UK QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

• CloseClose

• For mid / high For mid / high level learnerslevel learners

• Self – useSelf – use

• Reception or Reception or evaluation toolevaluation tool

• GR GR QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

• OpenOpen

• For mid / low For mid / low level learnerslevel learners

• Needs counselor Needs counselor

• Counseling toolCounseling tool