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[7] Sectoral Approaches

7�1 Early childhood and upper secondary schools and school
guidance and counselling facilities are provided
by qualified educational staff: educational
Counselling services for pre-school children counsellors (výchovný poradce) and school
are provided by school counselling centres, prevention specialists (školní metodik
which comprise pedagogical and psychological prevence) – teachers with a further qualifi-
counselling centres (pedagogicko-psycholog- cation obtained through in-service training�
ická poradna, PPP) and specialised educational At some schools, psychologists (psycholog)
centres (Speciálně pedagogická centra, SPC)� and special educational needs specialists
At the request of the parents, the PPP will (speciální pedagog) also provide guidance and
assess whether pre-school children are mature counselling support� Sometimes, although
enough to attend school or will respond to rarely, teaching assistants (asistent pedagoga)
other specific requests relating to education can also cooperate in guidance and counselling
and childcare� The SPC provide guidance and activities�
counselling services to pre-school children with
disabilities� 51 These activities include assistance in preventing
pupil failure, dealing with socially pathological
Pre-school education curricula offer a basis for phenomena, supporting pupils and students
the development of Career Management with special educational needs and special
Skills (CMS)� The main education areas – talent and career guidance�
The child and his/her psyche, the child and the
other, the child and society, and the child and the If there is a need for deeper or more intensive
world – provide space for the development of care, schools cooperate further with peda-
self-knowledge, positive self-concept, effective gogical and psychological counselling centres
communication with others, understanding the – pedagogicko-psychologická poradna – for all
functions of society, etc� pupils, special education centres – speciálně
pedagogické centrum – for disabled or disadvan-
taged pupils, educational care centres – stře-
7�2 Basic, secondary disko výchovné péče – for pupils with behaviour
disorders and those who are at risk of these
and tertiary professional (high-risk pupils)�

schools The most important individual as regards
career counselling is the educational counsellor
(výchovný poradce)� A school prevention special-
Guidance and counselling services are required ist, a school psychologist and a special needs
by law to be provided at all basic schools teacher resolve specific issues facing pupils and
(základní škola), secondary schools (střední škola) class groups and, if necessary or upon request,
and tertiary professional schools (vyšší odborná may also be involved in addressing career issues
škola)� for pupils and students�
Guidance and counselling services at all basic The position of an educational counsellor is tak-
en by a school teacher with the necessary quali-
fications� In addition to direct teaching duty, he/
51 http://wiki.rvp.cz/Knihovna/1.Pedagog- she also provides 1–5 hours a week of educa-
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