본 연구의 목적은 장애학생 통합교육을 위한 상담교사의 역할과 준비와 역할수행 실태를 분석하는 것이었다. 조사의 대상은 전국의 중ㆍ고등학교와 시ㆍ군ㆍ구 교육청에 배치된 전문상담교사 131명이었다. 본 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 전문상담교사들은 통합교육에 관해서는 어느 정도 이해를 하고 있음에도 불구하고, 장애학생을 상담하는 데 필요한 전반적인 준비는 아직 많이 미흡하다. 둘째, 장애학생을 위한 전문상담교사의 역할 수행 수준이 매우 낮다. 셋째, 장애학생을 위한 상담교사, 특수교사, 담임교사 간 협력 체제의 구축이 미약하다. 마지막으로 장애학생 상담의 활성화와 후속연구를 위한 몇 가지 제언을 하였다.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the actual statue of school counselors' preparation and the performance of their roles in inclusive education for students with disabilities. The subjects were 131 school counselors of secondary schools in Korea. The main findings of this study were as follows. First, although school counselors had a good understanding of inclusive education, their level of preparation for counseling students with disabilities was relatively low. Second, there was a big gap between the perceived levels of their role performance as school counselors and their actual levels for counseling students with disabilities. Third, only a few school counselors worked in cooperation with special education teachers or classroom teachers of students with disabilities. Based on these results, several suggestions were made for school counseling and future studies.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the actual statue of school counselors' preparation and the performance of their roles in inclusive education for students with disabilities. The subjects were 131 school counselors of secondary schools in Korea. The main findings of this study were as follows. First, although school counselors had a good understanding of inclusive education, their level of preparation for counseling students with disabilities was relatively low. Second, there was a big gap between the perceived levels of their role performance as school counselors and their actual levels for counseling students with disabilities. Third, only a few school counselors worked in cooperation with special education teachers or classroom teachers of students with disabilities. Based on these results, several suggestions were made for school counseling and future studies.
