Johannes Katsarov

Moral Sensitivity as a Precondition of Moral Distress

In their valuable contribution, Campbell and colleagues (2016) define moral distress (MD) as “one or more negative self-directed emotions or attitudes that arise in response to ones perceived invo...

Training moral sensitivity through video games: a review of suitable game mechanisms

The goal of this study is to support game designers in the selection and implementation of game mechanisms to promote players’ moral sensitivity (MS). A lack of MS may lead people to behave unethically, without awareness for their actions’ moral implications. In this study, we conduct a theory-based evaluation of 20 distinct game mechanisms in view of their potential to promote MS. MS is thereby operationalized in terms of three learning outcomes (LOs): empathic concern for relevant groups, alertness to values/principles, and awareness for one’s vulnerability to biases. This study suggests that MS is best promoted through a careful combination of game mechanisms, addressing all three LOs.

European Research Agenda for Career Guidance and Counselling

In a changing world, there is a need to reflect about the research basis of career guidance and counselling (CGC) as a professional practice, considering the contributions of various disciplines and research traditions. This paper outlines a possible European research agenda (ERA) to further enhance the knowledge foundation of the CGC practice. The proposed lines of research, which are pronounced in the ERA, are based on a literature review involving 45 researchers concerned with the CGC practice. At three events, approximately 150 researchers from across Europe were engaged in the discussion, what kind of research is needed to enhance the knowledge foundation of the CGC practice. The paper provides a systematic overview of the relevant research fields, and links key research questions to current research endeavours. Due to the necessary involvement of diverse types of practitioners, policy makers, and researchers from different disciplines to share the CGC practice and contribute to the development of its knowledge basis, the paper calls for open, cooperative and integrative research approaches, including the combination of different research paradigms and methods.

European Competence Standards – Feedback, Insights and Changes

There were three general points of criticism, which came up at the summit, and which were confirmed after the summit in written statements. Furthermore, there were a couple of more content-related suggestions regarding the ECS. In this article, we will present and discuss the criticism of the ECS, reporting on how we will address the different points in the revision of the ECS for their publication in 2015.

Coming to European Competence Standards for the Practice of Career Guidance and Counselling

Overview Purposes and Goals of the European Competence Standards (Johannes Katsarov) Professional Functions and Measurable Competences – Central Definitions (Professor Kestutis Pukelis) Three Types of Career Professionals and Three Levels of Competence (Dr Jukka Lerkkanen) Objectives of the Workshop at the Canterbury Summit (Dr Jacques Pouyaud)

Symposium on Doctoral Education in Career Guidance and Counselling

On July 10, 2014, the European Doctoral Programme in Career Guidance and Counselling held a first symposium at the ICAP Conference in Paris. The symposium was invited by the European Society for Vocational Designing and Career Counseling (ESVDC), which has launched the project together with NICE, and was chaired by Laura Nota.

DESIGNING FRAMEWORK FOR ACADEMIC TRAINING OF CAREER PRACTITIONERS IN EUROPE

In the article framework for academic training of career practitioners in Europe from the perspective of 6 years joint work of 45 universities of EU and associated countries as well stakeholders in the projects of NICE and NICE-2 is presented. Role of NICE professional roles (NPRs), professional functions, competences related to those professional functions as well to European qualifi cations framework (2008) in designing of framework is revealed. Linking of diff erent career practitioners’ roles to higher education degree programmes (BA, MA and PhD) are substantiated, as well as strengthens and weakness of framework discussed. DEFINITIONS OF KEY TERMS • Career specialist career practitioner, who works in all of the NICE professional roles regularly, depending on what clients need most. • NICE – Network for Innovation in Career Guidance and Counselling in Europe (www. nice-network.eu). • NICE Competences six main NICE competences of career practitioners: career counselling, career education, career assessment and information, career service management, ISSN 2335-2191 http://dx.doi.org/10.7220/2335-2205.3.1