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Counselling at its Best
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, or BACP, define counselling as:
“Counselling and psychotherapy are umbrella terms that cover a range of talking therapies. They are delivered by trained practitioners who work with people over a short or long term to help them bring about effective change or enhance their wellbeing.”
So basically, students meet their counsellor at a specified time, at a designated place (New York College Campus in Kallithea) for six sessions, to either bring about effective change or to enhance their well-being.
Why should we care about school violence and bullying?
School violence and bullying are significant problems in Greece that have gained increased attention in recent years. School violence is defined as any form of aggression (i.e., physical, psychological, or sexual) directed against a student by other students, teachers, or school staff (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization [UNESCO], 2019). Bullying refers to repeated aggressive conduct over time, characterized by a power imbalance between one or more perpetrators and the victim. Bullying occurs between students and can take one of four types: physical, psychological, sexual, or cyberbullying (UNESCO, 2019). Both school violence and bullying can have detrimental effects on student's academic performance, health, mental health, and social development.
POSITIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY AND MEANING IN LIFE
According to Victor Frankl (1973) man’s search for meaning is a sign of being truly human that should be termed spiritual distress rather than mental disease. The fundamental and basic human need is to understand and find meaning in existence, something that is relevant to every human being.
Why Study Psychology?
There are several reasons why studying Psychology is a good choice! Here are a few of the most important ones…
What is Experimental Research? How can it be conducted in the field of Psychology?
The field of psychology is a very broad area with many smaller subfields. Each psychologist can specialise in any of these subdivisions through conducting research and through additional training. One of the most prominent and influential areas in psychology is experimental psychology. Experimental psychologists are interested in exploring theoretical questions, often by creating a hypothesis and then setting out to prove or disprove it through experimentation. They study a wide range of behavioral topics among humans and animals, including sensation, perception, attention, memory, cognition and emotion. Experimental psychologists use scientific methods to collect data and perform research. Certainly, all psychologists can be considered researchers, since research is at the very core of psychology.
Developing and Transforming Yourself
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi introduced Flow Theory in the 1970s after his surprising research led to his understanding that people are motivated when they are involved in intense activities that they are passionate about, and which gain their full attention.
Romance or Stalking?
The media (film, tv shows, books and music) have for years misinterpreted romantic behaviour and have promoted stalking behaviours instead. Following someone, making exaggerated expressions of affection, calling, sending messages, gifts and watching someone out of sight have all been normalised as part of the courtship. Stalking is also found is cases where a couple has separated or divorced, and one of the two parties wishes for the relationship to continue so he or she will conduct “grant gestures” or “persist” until they win the other person back. What is never discussed in these romantic films or tv shows or musical lyrics is how the person who is being pursued feels about this unwanted attention.
Critical Thinking as a Competitive Advantage in Career Development
The employment market changed radically after the rapid digitalization that took place in an effort to not let the economy to collapse and to preserve human interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost all interaction started to take place virtually, the local markets opened their horizons with the aim of one united global employment market. The whole world realized that regardless of whether you live in Singapore or in Russia, you can be a valuable colleague in a company based in London or in Greece. The world’s most innovative workplaces now open their horizons to include international talent and embrace the limitless interaction and creative potential of professionals.
