{"title":"Exploring the Supervisory Needs of School Counselors in Refugee School Settings","authors":"Jalal Kayed Damra, Saja Qa’aymeh","doi":"10.1007/s10447-024-09568-x","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Jordan continues to be one of the leading host countries globally, accommodating an unprecedented number of refugee schoolchildren in its schools in refugee camps. In order to address the diverse educational, psychological, and social needs of these children, school counselors (SCs) strive to develop and implement comprehensive counseling programs. This qualitative study aimed to examine the specific supervisory needs encountered by SCs working in primary schools within the Al Za'atari refugee camp. Through the utilization of interpretive phenomenological analysis, researchers interviewed 10 school counselors to explore the supervisory needs of school counselors in Al Za’atari. Five main supervisory themes were found: specialized interventions for the refugee schoolchildren, multicultural challenges, the dynamics of the counseling relationship, diagnosis of childhood psychological disorders, and self-care and anti-burnout interventions. The findings provided valuable insights for supporting SCs in refugee camp by continues training, supervision, and suggested potential directions for future research in this domain.</p>","PeriodicalId":46561,"journal":{"name":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING","volume":"102 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-024-09568-x","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Jordan continues to be one of the leading host countries globally, accommodating an unprecedented number of refugee schoolchildren in its schools in refugee camps. In order to address the diverse educational, psychological, and social needs of these children, school counselors (SCs) strive to develop and implement comprehensive counseling programs. This qualitative study aimed to examine the specific supervisory needs encountered by SCs working in primary schools within the Al Za'atari refugee camp. Through the utilization of interpretive phenomenological analysis, researchers interviewed 10 school counselors to explore the supervisory needs of school counselors in Al Za’atari. Five main supervisory themes were found: specialized interventions for the refugee schoolchildren, multicultural challenges, the dynamics of the counseling relationship, diagnosis of childhood psychological disorders, and self-care and anti-burnout interventions. The findings provided valuable insights for supporting SCs in refugee camp by continues training, supervision, and suggested potential directions for future research in this domain.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling is published under the auspices of the International Association for Counselling. It promotes the exchange of information about counselling activities throughout the world. The Editorial Board is committed to working with diverse authors from varied backgrounds to meet the publication standards for the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, including assistance with organization, structure, and style for publication. The journal publishes conceptual, practical, and research contributions that provide an international perspective on the following areas:
Theories and models of guidance and counselling;
Counsellor education and supervision;
State of the art reports on guidance and counselling in specific settings;
Social justice and equity (e.g., issues of diversity, advocacy, racial or ethnic identity, religion and culture, gender issues);
Special applications;
Counselling services in countries with social and economic challenges.