Opinions of school counselors who are in charge of counseling and educational precautions on these services: Sultanbeyli sample

The aim of this research is to examine the views of psychological counselors(school counselors) on counseling and educational precautions. In the 2017-2018 academic year, 22 psychological counselors who were working in public schools in Sultanbeyli of Istanbul participated in the research. In this research, it was investigated how much knowledge psychological counselors had about counseling and educational precautions. In this research, how much psychological counselors have knowledge about counseling and educational precautions, how they apply the principles and procedures in the relevant laws and regulations, what problems they face in the process, their opinions and suggestions for implementation are investigated. The research was conducted with qualitative research model. In the research, semi-structure interview technique was used. A detailed note was taken during the interviews and transferred to the computer, then data entry was provided to the MAXQDA program trial version. Content analysis method was used to analyze the data. When the results of the research are examined, it is understood that the level of knowledge of school counselors about the definitions of counseling and educational precautions is not sufficient. According to the statements of the participants, it was concluded that the tasks related to the educational precaution can be assigned to the deputy principal and classroom teachers or a commission to be established in the school. School counselors stated that they prepared a plan in the process of implementing the precautions, but they could not be very loyal to the plan for various reasons. They also said that although they sent their quarterly reports to the court without interruption, they generally did not receive feedback from the court. It was found that school counselor cooperated with many institutions during the implementation of measures, and in some cases, they did not receive much support from other institutions and individuals. In all these processes, it has been seen that school counselors face various problems. Difficulties such as the problem of liaison with the family, the reluctance of the family, not coming to interviews, the lack of school counselors and the increase in the workload due to the assignment took the first place. In order to overcome these and other difficulties, various solutions have been proposed such as sharing of duties and responsibilities related to the precautions, increasing educational activities, informing the family and volunteering, increasing the cooperation between institutions and establishing a special team or institution for implementation. It was also stated that school counselors should be given a limited number of precautionary decisions.