Practitioner Resources

The resources contained on this page are intended to support you and learners / clients.

  • The most recent 10 resources uploaded (accross all areas of practice) are displayed below
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  • Many resources are provided in English AND Irish (GA indicates 'as Gaeilge')

FEATURE IMAGE COLOUR KEY: Blue: Post Primary - Purple: Further Education & Training - Green: European/International

A number of the resources provided are editable templates', after downloading you will need to have the appropriate software installed on your device in order to customise these resources.
For example MS Word, Adobe Acrobat, MS PowerPoint

YOU CAN ACCESS A SHORT VIDEO GUIDE TO NAVIGATING THIS SECTION HERE. If you have any queries about these resources please e-mail: ncgeinfo@ncge.ie

Whole School Guidance: Student Questionnaires

The following questionnaires, available for Junior Cycle and Senior Cycle may be useful to support students in your school in reflecting on their guidance needs. The questionnaires may inform the planning of the Whole School Guidance programme, including guidance learning opportunities. Within each Cycle, these questionnaires are divided into three Areas of Learning for consideration of your students: Developing Myself, Developing My Learning and Developing My Career Path. 



Post Primary
02/12/2020

NCGE

  1. File NCGE-PP-WSG-Student-Questionnaire-JC-Developing-Myself-EN.docx
  2. File NCGE-PP-WSG-Student-Questionnaire-JC-Developing-My-Learning-EN.docx
  3. File NCGE-PP-WSG-Student-Questionnaire-JC--Developing-My-Career-Path-EN.docx
  4. File NCGE-PP-WSG-Student-Questionnaire-SC-Developing-Myself-EN.docx
  5. File NCGE-PP-WSG-Student-Questionnaire-SC-Developing-My-Learning-EN.docx
  6. File NCGE-PP-WSG-Student-Questionnaire-SC-Developing-My-Career-Path-EN.docx

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Whole School Guidance: Continuum of Support Resources

The aim of the following resources is to highlight how a continuum of support model for Whole School Guidance could be implemented in a school. These resources include case studies on the continuum of support model, as well as an Appendix I Indvidual Career Learning Plan. Schools can use and adapt these resources together to suit their own unique contexts. These resources were originally developed as part of a 2018 NCGE Whole School Guidance Pilot Project, 'Looking at Whole School Guidance at Junior Cycle'.



Post Primary
01/12/2020

NCGE / Prof. James P. Sampson Jr.
 

  1. PDF icon NCGE-PP-WSG-Using-Continuum-of-Support-Model-EN.pdf
  2. File NCGE-PP-WSG-Career-Learning-Plan-EN.docx
  3. PDF icon NCGE-PP-WSG-Resources-CIP-Differentiated-Service-Delivery-Model-EN.pdf

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'Taking Stock': Questionnaire for Junior Cycle students

This resource has been developed for students of Junior Cycle. 
It aims to gather data on Junior Cycle students' Guidance needs. 
It is based around the NCGE: A Whole School Guidance Framework (2017) and seeks to understand students' needs in terms of all three areas of the Guidance role. 
​Based on the information returned, schools may then decide what areas of Whole School Guidance to prioritise.



Post Primary
30/11/2020

NCGE

  1. File NCGE-PP-Taking-Stock-JC-EN.docx
  2. File NCGE-PP-Taking-Stock-JC-GA.docx

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Support for Guidance Counsellors and Schools around Student Disclosures of Suicide and/or Self Harm

NCGE, in consultation with the Department of Education and NEPS have collated a resource to support Guidance Counsellors and Schools to support students who are self-harming and/or disclosing thoughts about suicide. This resource maps out important processes and procedures a school can follow to support students during all stages. It provides key points for Guidance Counsellors, management and others to reflect on - if they encounter a student in need. 

It is envisaged that this document would be used in a school in line with the school’s confidentiality template.
 

If Guidance Counsellors or school management require any further support with regard to Suicide/Self Harm, please do not hesitate to contact NCGE. 

 



Post Primary
10/11/2020

NCGE and Department of Education

  1. PDF icon NCGE-PP-Support-GC-Schools-Student-Disclosures-Suicide-SelfHarm.pdf
Guidance for ALL
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Self-Care for the Guidance Counsellor

20th October 2020

This webinar was intended to support the Guidance Counsellor after the first half of the first term. 
Reflections on work done / supports needed / local communication and relationships, supervision etc.

The guest panellist in his webinar was Shane Martin, Chartered Psychologist of the Psychological Society of Ireland. 
Shane is a psychologist dedicated to teaching the very best evidence-based psychology to help people protect their mental health and enhance the quality of their lives and presented on the theme of 'Health and Happiness'.

You can access the accompanying presentation below.

Please note:

A webinar recording is not available.
This is due to the nature of the webinar. With personal Q&A, scenarios and discussions the content is required to be kept as confidential as possible.



Post Primary
20/10/2020

NCGE and Shane Martin

  1. PDF icon NCGE-PP-Webinar-Self-Care-for-the-Guidance-Counsellor-EN.pdf
Autumn 2020 Webinar Series
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Mobility in Europe & ‘Access Europe’ Resources

13th October 2020

This webinar focused exclusively on ‘MOBILITY’; with input from the HEA, NCGE FET, QQI, EURES, Eurodesk and Léargas.
It gave attendees an overview of:

  • The mobility opportunities available to students and where to access more information about them. 
  • The tools available to support mobility 
  • The organisations in Ireland that support mobility (working and learning throughout Europe) 
  • How to engage in a mobility experience for YOUR own CPD

You can access the accompanying presentation below and view the webinar recording on Vimeo by clicking the 'Resource Link'



Post Primary, European / International
13/10/2020

NCGE / Euroguidance Ireland, HEA, QQI, EURES, Eurodesk, Léargas
 

  1. PDF icon NCGE-PP-EG-Webinar-Mobility-Resources-Presentation-EN.pdf
Autumn 2020 Webinar Series
Resource Link

Reconnecting with Education - Guidance for post-primary schools for students at risk of early school leaving

This Department document aims to support schools in encouraging students to return to school to complete their education, and/or to outline options such as alternative pathways to further education or employment.  
The role of the Guidance Counsellor in preventing early school leaving within the whole school approach, and appropriately supporting  students’ access to Further Education and Training  is clearly outlined.

It is important for school Guidance Counsellors to establish links with their local ETB Adult Educational Guidance Services to facilitate consideration of  these alternative education and training options when appropriate.

You can download the document by clicking the 'Resource Link' below.



Post Primary, Further Education & Training
12/10/2020

Department of Education and Skills


Resource Link

Whole School Guidance Planning for academic year 2020/21

6th October 2020

This webinar discussed Whole School Guidance Planning for academic year 2020/21. 
While the principles of Whole School Guidance will apply to every academic year, it was discussed here how Guidance Counsellors might adapt the plan to ensure all local school policies are in place for this year, in particular.

You can access the accompanying presentation below and view the webinar recording on Vimeo by clicking the 'Resource Link'

The additional accompanying 'Whole School Guidance Planning (Resources)' are available are directly under this post.



Post Primary
06/10/2020

NCGE

  1. PDF icon NCGE-PP-Webinar-Whole-School-Guidance-Planning-Presentation-EN.pdf
Autumn 2020 Webinar Series
Resource Link

Whole School Guidance Planning (Resources)

This webinar introduced the main policies and guidelines which provide a foundation for whole school guidance. 
Two of the whole school guidance planning resources below were showcased during this webinar to support planning during the academic year 2020-2021.
(Click on the resource titles to access / download)

Whole School Guidance Framework 'Wheel'
This 'blank wheel' resource facilitates and supports Whole School Guidance planning in schools.  
Guidance Counsellors can distribute the wheel to subject departments to facilitate thought and reflection on Whole School Guidance.
On clicking the link above a powerpoint slide will be downloaded. In this the 'sections' of the wheel can be edited / typed into prior to sharing.

Digitalised Guidance Template
This template will assist Guidance Counsellers with adjusting their Whole School Guidance Plan to take in the possibility of digitalised Guidance as the year progresses.



Post Primary
05/10/2020

NCGE

Autumn 2020 Webinar Series
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Legalities of Digitalised Guidance Counselling

22nd September & 17th and 24th November 2020

These webinars referenced all key contemporary and relevant publications and built on previous webinars by focusing on the legalities involved in digitalised guidance counselling.
The accompanying presentation (accessible below) presents information for Guidance Counsellors on all aspects of digitalised guidance. 

As part of this presentation, the importance of record keeping and guidance planning are emphasised and two additional NCGE resources are showcased to support guidance counsellors with these aspects
Digitalised Guidance Planning (template)
Record Templates for Guidance Counselling One-to-One Meetings with Students

Please note:
Webinar recordings are not available.
This is due to the nature of the topic; with personal Q&A, scenarios and discussions the content is required to be kept as confidential as possible.
For a recent Guidance Matters Article on this CPD click HERE 



Post Primary
22/09/2020

NCGE / Sarah Tully (Solicitor & Legal Trainer)

  1. PDF icon NCGE-PP-Webinar-Legalities-Digitalised-Guidance-Presentation-EN.pdf
Autumn 2020 Webinar Series
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