The program is designed to prepare both female and male students for guidance and counseling positions in early childhood educational settings, individually and in groups. Studies in the field include theoretical and professional courses, a research seminar and research courses, a practicum accompanied by individual guidance and a group workshop.
The studies in the field of guidance and counseling are intended to achieve the following goals:
Assimilation of the ecological-developmental approach to understanding the training needs of the educational framework.
Providing knowledge and tools for systematic and analytical thinking in the field of early childhood, for the purpose of identifying needs and challenges, evaluation and intervention in the work of the educational framework staff.
Familiarity with early childhood services in the community to increase cooperation between all those involved in the welfare of preschool children and their families.
Development of tools and skills of individual and group training in educational settings.
Developing an infrastructure of theoretical research that will advance knowledge in the field of early childhood guidance and counseling.
Leadership development that promotes the understanding that the quality of educational-therapeutic work depends first and foremost on the degree of guidance provided to staff in the framework.