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operating since 2006� The Association in the context of education and schooling,
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brings together educational counsellors at to promote the services of school psycholo-
basic, secondary and tertiary professional gists in all types of schools and educational
schools, counsellors at higher education institutions and to create and introduce
institutions, labour offices and other school educational programmes to ensure a high
and guidance facilities providing education- level of professionalism in school psycholo-
al, information and guidance/counselling gists etc�
services connected with the study and fu-
ture work placement of graduates of study — The Czech Association of School
programmes� Prevention Specialists (Česká asociace
školních metodiků prevence, ČAŠMP) is
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— The Association of University Guidance a professional non-political organisation
Counsellors (Asociace vysokoškolských associating school prevention specialists� It
poradců) was established in 2008� The Asso- primarily focuses on methodical and edu-
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ciation brings together academics and other cational activities, providing guidance and
staff working in higher education institutions counselling services, educational activities
providing educational, psychological, spe- on healthy lifestyle issues, the prevention
cial-educational counselling, career guidance of risky behaviour and the enforcement of
and other related types of guidance, infor- school prevention specialists’ interests�
mation and facilitation services for university
students and other persons interested in — The Association of Private Guidance
studying at university and other clients to Counsellors (Asociace soukromých
whom those services are intended� poradenských pracovníků, ASPP) is a volun-
tary independent association of graduate
— The Association of Pedagogical and professionals, who deal primarily with issues
Psychological Counselling Centres concerning specific learning disabilities
(Asociace pracovníků pedagogicko-psycho- and behavioural issues in general, from
logických poraden, o. s., ApPPP) connects prevention and diagnostics to re-education,
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professionals from pedagogical and psy- providing assistance in assuring educational
chological counselling centres in the Czech tolerance of pupils in nursery, basic and
Republic� It facilitates the development of secondary schools�
guidance and counselling activities, deals
with operational matters of the centres and There are three relevant associations in the
responds to legislative changes relating to sector of employment, although their mem-
education� The association addresses the bers do not focus on provision of guidance and
needs of professionals in these centres, counselling services:
including issues concerning their education
and qualifications� It is also concerned with — The Association of Employment
the implementation of organisational, con- Agencies (Asociace agentur práce, APA)
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ceptual and methodical changes relating to is a non-profit professional organisation
pedagogical and psychological counselling associating employment agencies mostly
in the Czech Republic� providing temporary help�
— The School Psychologists Association — The Association of Providers of Human
(Asociace školní psychologie, AŠP) aims to Resources Services (Asociace poskyto-
promote the appropriate use of psychology vatelů personálních služeb, APPS) is an
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43 www.asociacevp.cz/ 46 www.casmp.cz
44 www.asociacevsp.cz/english 47 www.apa.cz
45 www.apppp.cz 48 www.apps.cz

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