International Virtual Conference on Comparative School Counseling

Conference mission

The mission of this international virtual conference is to begin the process of establishing a new comparative research field that could be called Comparative School Counseling Studies.

Such a research field would:

• contribute to a better understanding of common features, similarities and differences in school counseling worldwide;
• support transferring best school counseling practices and innovations between countries;
• help improving school counseling training programs at colleges and universities; and
• support the development of policy to support effective school counseling practice.

Benefits to participants

The Conference offers the following benefits:

• Respecting all participants regardless of their race, nationality, personality, origin, sex, religion, occupation, education.
• Keeping friendly atmosphere and polite communication.
• Establishing contacts between people from different parts of the world.
• Providing excellent opportunities for oral presentations and discussions by giving a 30-minute time slot to each presentation.
• Including abstracts in the Conference Program.
• Publishing full papers.
• Awarding Certificates of Participation to all participants.

Sections

The conference work is grouped into 3 sections:

• Section 1: School Counseling Policies (at local, state/provincial, and national level)
• Section 2: School Counseling Education & Training (at Bachelor, Master’s, and Doctoral level)
• Section 3: School Counseling Practices (at primary, secondary, and tertiary education level)