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developments in careers education and guid- today, while focusing on their own personal,
ance in schools. educational and professional development. This
particularly applies to the guidance practitioners
The fifty participants in the conference came from working under the umbrella of the Ministry of
Luxembourg secondary schools as well as from Education and Culture in Cyprus, who sit alongside
institutions, government departments and partners students, carrying out particularly demanding work
involved in careers education and guidance.
of counselling and guiding, under the special and
The speech of the Austrian experts demonstrated unpredictable circumstances of the pandemic that
that the initiative to adapt the Austrian curriculum have overwhelmed our lives for at last two years. In
to the Luxembourg context has been a clear this troubled context, there is a growing need and
success. The training allowed the graduates to obligation to support and empower frontline coun-
further develop their own understanding of careers selling professionals to deal with the sensitivities
education and guidance, as well as the projects and arising from a new reality. The mental resilience and
initiatives set up within their schools, confirming empowerment of guidance practitioners must be a
once again the importance and added value of priority to enable them to continue their work with
European cooperation in this field. The importance the same dedication and enthusiasm and to manage
of Euroguidance's support for the cooperation of the potential professional challenges effectively.
Luxembourg and Austrian institutions and for the
organisation of the conference was highlighted by During the conference, participants had the oppor-
the speakers and in the visual presence of Eurogu- tunity to familiarise themselves with identification
idance on the produced materials. techniques and tools for preventing and managing
occupational stress and fatigue, whilst listening to
Conference “The Mental Resilience of the latest theory and research done about burn
the Vocational Education Counsellor out by the University of Nicosia and its Psychology
as a Compensation for Professional Department. Our aim was to equip guidance
Burnout” in Cyprus May 2022 professionals with knowledge, attitudes and skills
to identify signs of fatigue in their everyday work,
th
Euroguidance Cyprus organised the 8 European stimulate their resilience and share experiences and
Conference on Counselling and Vocational Trai- concerns over the matter.
ning – “The Mental Resilience of the Vocational Edu- This European Conference on Counselling and Voca-
cation Counsellor as a Compensation for Professional tional Training is the 8 event of its kind organised
th
th
Burnout” at Nicosia, the 10 of May 2022, which yearly by Euroguidance CY, the Career Counselling
was attended by 120 guidance and employment and Education Services of the Ministry of Education
counsellors and other relevant professionals.
and Culture, and the University of Nicosia. Dr Marios
Vocational Education Counsellors are called to Constantinou of the University of Nicosia and Ili-
face and to manage pedagogically, the growing ana-Raluca Gheorghe from Carol Davila University
challenges and dysfunctions that plague society of Medicine and Pharmacy from Bucharest were two

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