Counseling teachers are trained counselors who have qualified for counseling through a state examination. [...] The range of counseling services covers the entire educational process. At the intersection of school and home, it ranges from talks and information offers to pedagogical assistance to support and prevention.

The training of future counseling teachers at the KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt takes into account in particular the requirements of inclusion and career orientation, to which the LPO I (in german) refers in various ways in Section 112.

(Source: ISB – Staatsinstitut für Schulqualität und Bildungsforschung München (2010). Beratungslehrkräfte in Bayern. Wege aufzeigen. Brücken bauen. Kompetenzen stärken. München: Hintermaier, page 4) - in german

Contents of the training program

The extension course is designed to provide the scientific foundations and basic knowledge as well as skills, competencies and attitudes that enable the counseling teacher to independently handle counseling tasks that arise in everyday school life.
In addition to psychological expertise, differentiated knowledge of school organization and the legal as well as sociological foundations are required.

• Personality psychology
• Educational-psychological diagnostics
• Counseling psychology
• Educational basics of counseling
• Learning and performance difficulties at school
• In-depth knowledge of the Bavarian school system
• Sociological aspects of counseling

Module plan

The module plans/program structure plans for each school type can be accessed on the website of the Center for Teacher Education (in German).

Those who decide to study counseling should be interested in the pedagogical and psychological laws and interrelationships in the school context beyond the usual level and enjoy cooperative, solution-oriented work in the school system.
In addition to a high level of psychological resilience, the willingness to develop one's own personality, social skills, a humanistic and appreciative attitude, the ability to work in a team, confidentiality, and the ability to communicate, the ability to deal with conflicts and self-reflection ability are also required for working in counseling.
Through the intensive examination of their own personality, future guidance counselors should be able to act as stable, solution-oriented contact persons for students, teachers and parents – even in exceptional educational situations.