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Guidance Counsellors are very aware of the benefits of studying abroad . They might even have firsthand experience of calling a foreign city home : blending into a new culture , speaking the language on the streets , discovering alternative views and beliefs , and even making new friends .
For their students , studying abroad can be a positive opportunity .
However , there are some issues that the guidance counsellor can identify with the student in advance . It is not quite the same as preparing students for choosing a course and “ going to college ” in the next town , city or county .
Mobility Guidance Counselling is a relatively new area of study and the field is continually developing as we learn more about how to best support our students in their quest to study , work or intern abroad . This is why the Euroguidance Co-ordinator in the National Centre for Guidance in Education liaised with Euroguidance Sweden to translate , develop and adapt a continuing professional
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MOBILITY GUIDANCE COUNSELLING COMES TO IRELAND
development module for the Mobility Guidance Counselling process . NCGE / Euroguidance Ireland has developed this free online CPD module which aims to give guidance counsellors ( from post primary to third level ) the skills they need to support students before , during and after an overseas stay . The process is based on a model developed by Soren Kristensen , Ph . D ., an expert in Youth Mobility .
Our module is full of resources that will assist the guidance counsellor in empowering their students to make good decisions when choosing their placements , as well as how to look after themselves while abroad . It also addresses ways in which a guidance counsellor can support the returning student . Studying abroad has mostly positive outcomes , but on the rare occasion , things can go wrong . The module offers insights on supporting a student when an experience abroad doesn ’ t go as smoothly as expected .
NCGE and Euroguidance Ireland are hosting the