Municipal Centre for Psychopedagogical Assistance (MCPA) Bucharest, Romania 30 May 2008 Bucharest, Romania

MCPA’ s mission Developing skills and attitudes in students, parents and teachers in a relationship based on respect, confidence and responsibility, in order to increase chances for personal and professional success

MCPA’ s objectives Prevention of school failure, dropout and juvenile deviance Promotion of a healthy life style and well being Development of interests, attitudes, personal qualities, making decisions skills for career guidance Personal development of students, parents and teachers Development of partnership between school-family and community Development of educational programs and projects

Educational Network Ministry of Education and Research County School Inspectorate Municipal School Inspectorate of Bucharest Teacher’s Training Centre County Centre for Psychopedagogical Assistance/ Municipal Centre for Psychopedagogical Assistance Bucharest (MCPA)!!! Institute of Educational Sciences

New Educational Network Municipal Centre for Assistance and Educational Resources County School Inspectorate Municipal School Inspectorate of Bucharest County Centre for Psychopedagogical Assistance/ Municipal Centre for Psychopedagogical Assistance Bucharest (MCPA)!!! (167) Logopedic Centre (33) School Inclusion Centre and (school mediators)

MCPA organization MCPA 1 coordinator 1 pedagogue, 1 sociologist, 2 psychologists, 1 social assistant 1 laboratory assistant, 1 secretary 163 school counsellors Offices organized in schools / high schools with more than 800 students are grouped on 6 districts psychologists (44%), pedagogues (46%), sociologists (10%) they are employed on positions such as teacher-psychologist/ pedagogue/ sociologist In the future, the tendency is to increase the number of offices 5 Departaments Career Guidance and Counselling Department Educational Projects Department Training and Professional Development Department Research Department Social Assistance and Child Protection Department

How to become member in MCPA? Compulsory conditions: Degree in Psychology, Pedagogy (Educational Sciences), Sociology Entering in educational system Exam Advantages: Master degree or PhD School counselling, psychological counselling Psycho diagnosis and psychotherapy Management and school administration Public policies and public administration (with focus on Information and Career Counselling)

Short history… The MCPA has been founded. 1psychologist, 1 social assistant, 1 librarian MCPA: 1 sociologist, 1 laboratory assistant and 1 social assistant. There were founded the first interschool offices (5 pedagogues, 1 sociologist) In every district of Bucharest were added 4 counselling offices each (24 offices) MCPA: 5 specialists, 1 social assistant, 1 laboratory assistant, 1 secretary. There were opened another 8 counselling cabinets in every district (48 offices) 2000/2003- MCPA: 5 specialists. In counselling offices work: psychologists, psycho pedagogy specialists and sociologists (66 offices) 2003/ offices, 75 specialists 2004/ offices, 128 specialists 2005/ offices 2007/ offices

Activities individual counselling / group counselling for students, teachers and parents studies (e.g. counselling services quality, violence prevention, children’s rights, the quality of teachers-students relationship, prevention dropout) training for teachers, parents, counsellors seminaries (e.g. emotional intelligence and successful career strategies for students, ethical code and quality standards in school counselling services) educational projects educational consultancy and partnership with tutor-teachers elaboration and development educational materials (leaflets, posters, guides, booklets, brochures) events

Target groups students (from 1-st – 12-th graders, vocational) parents teachers community

TOP – individual counselling Self knowledge Familial relationships Conflict management Aptitudes testing Learning motivation Dropout prevention Improvement communication Emotional disorders Psychological training for exams Education for healthy Behaviour problems Attention difficulties

TOP – group counselling Career counselling Emotional support Personal development Meetings with parents Familial relationships Counselling lessons Socialisation Methods for an efficient and active learning Learning difficulties School dropout Education for family life

MCPA Projects (I) -as promoters or partners- Be the best teacher! Training for 240 teachers Financed by World Bank Career Dream Peer–counselling for 1500 teenagers (from 42 High Schools, in 13 counties) in career counselling subjects Financed by Balkan Children and Youth Foundation, USAID, Centre Education (Romania) Is your turn to change the world! Training for teenagers in career counselling subjects Financed by Coca –Cola Company Decision is mine! Guide in decision making for students from gymnasium level; Financed by Philip Morris and British American Tobacco Comenius 2.2.C, Grundtvig 3, Arion, Youth Programme Study visit for members of MCPA (Germany, Italy, Malta, England, Wales)

MCPA Projects (II) - as promoters or partners- Education for family life Training for 90 members of MCPA Financed by Youth for Youth Foundation Information and Career Counselling Training for members of MCPA Financed by World Bank OPEN - European model of career counselling Partnership with 5 countries Financed by European Commission (through Joint Action) Girls, Boys - all different, all equals Training for 50 teachers and for 50 members of MCPA Financed by Centre Partnership for Equality Centre for Equal Opportunities Education Educational resources for volunteering teachers to promote gender equity in the classroom Financed by European Commission (PHARE)

MCPA Projects (III) - as promoters or partners- Start for Success Development of an educational and social network for dropout prevention Financed by the European Commission (PHARE) Team building outdoor for MCPA organization Training for members of MCPA for team development Unique experience for Romanian Educational System Financed by Centre Education 2000+, Save the Children, CPE, CODECS Antidrugs Education Training for counsellors, parents, teachers, students Financed by European Commission (PHARE), Save the Children School for all- Access to education of disadvantaged groups- focus on Rroma people School counseling for disadvantaged categories, Rroma students and families Training for teachers and all team from school Financed by European Commission (PHARE)

MCPA Projects (IV) - as promoters or partners- Distance Counselling through telephone and Internet Training for school counsellors Financed by the European Commission (Leonardo da Vinci) and Institute of Educational Sciences Development of social services for disadvantaged categories Financed by European Commission (PHARE), Save the Children School counseling and social assistance for disadvantaged categories, Rroma students and families Parents School (1), Parents School (2) 1. Training for school counsellors, teachers and parents Financed by the Partnership and Equality Center, Soros Open Network 2. Unfinanced, developed by MCPA and School Inspectorate Be European! Involve yourself in the community issues Financed by European Commission (PHARE) Civic education- Training for teachers, students and educational resources

MCPA Projects (V) - as promoters or partners- ACADEMIA Mobilities for school counsellors Financed by the European Commission (Leonardo da Vinci) and Institute of Educational Sciences ICT Skills for guidance counsellors A survey of practitioners trening needs in ICT Training for school counsellors and Financed by the European Commission (Leonardo da Vinci) and Institute of Educational Sciences Comenius 1 Comenius 2.2.C Arion Grundtvig 2 Grundtvig 3 Erasmus Youth

Values of MCPA Initiative Involvement Creativity Cooperation Competence Respect Commitment

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