Abstract
<p style="text-align:justify">This article focuses on the influence of academic training, job issues, personality and demographic characteristics of school counselors on their professional identity construction, which is developed in a theoretical model based on educational-psychological theories. Most of the training in Master's degree studies in school counseling is incompatible with actual job demands; Consequently, when beginning work, school counselors lack suitable training and relevant professional tools. Moreover, in Israel and elsewhere, the definition of school counseling is unclear and inconclusive, and this affects the counselors' professional identity and the quality of their work. The proposed model of the variables that affect school counselors’ professional identity may enhance the relationship between academia and the field, with the aim of promoting academic excellence and a well-formulated professional identity for the profession of school counseling, as well as improving the employment terms of school counselors, in light of the challenges facing higher education systems in the 21st century.</p>
Highlights
The profession of school counselingThis study focuses on the variables that affect the professional identity of school counselors, who play a key role in Israeli schools
The Research Model The current review addresses the complexity of the school counseling profession and the difficulties encountered by counselors in building their professional identity
Summary Research published over the years in Israel and around the world reflects a continuing debate concerning the uniqueness of the profession of school counseling and its distinction from other roles in the educational system
Summary
This study focuses on the variables that affect the professional identity of school counselors, who play a key role in Israeli schools. School counseling is a professional service located within the school, charged with promoting the mental well-being and optimal functioning of students and educational staff. The goal of every school counselor, as defined by the Psychology and Counseling Services of the Israeli Ministry of Education, is to help develop an educational climate that creates ideal conditions for the development of each student in the school, and to ensure the maximal well-being of the individuals within the system (students, parents, teachers, and management). In this article we use the female form with respect to school counselors.) advises and listens to students, she does so from a systemic perspective, and when she meets with members of the educational staff, she sees the well-being of individual students within the system
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