[Systemic thinking in school psychology and education]

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Education

Background:

• Public school counseling has shown resistance to integrating systemic-psychological principles and methods.
• Traditional counseling methods in schools face criticism, with limited methodological reforms.
• Systemic psychology offers progressive alternatives for child and adolescent institutions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the integration of systemic psychology into school counseling.
• To compare structuralistic and constructivistic schools of systemic psychology.
• To discuss the impact of systemic methods on traditional educational counseling.

Main Methods:

• Discussion of two major trends in systemic psychology: structuralism and constructivism.
• Analysis of the consequences of integrating systemic methods into educational counseling.
• Emphasis on the constructivistic school with case studies and practical experience.

Main Results:

• Systemic intervention is found to be less time-consuming than traditional school-psychological testing.
• The constructivistic approach is highlighted for its practical benefits.
• Integration of systemic methods can lead to increased creativity and experimentation among professionals.

Conclusions:

• A modification of traditional school counseling/psychology is necessary and overdue.
• Systemic psychology, particularly the constructivistic school, offers a more efficient and effective approach.
• Adoption of systemic methods can improve professional development and educational outcomes.