Educational and pastoral counseling. Axiological and praxiological concerns

• Author: M. Moraru/C. S. Voicu
• Position: Ovidius University of Constanta/Ovidius University of Constanta
• Pages: 29-36

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşo v

Series VII: Social Sciences • Law • Vol. 12(61) No. 1 – 2019

https://doi.org/10.31926/but.ssl.2019.12.61.1.3

EDUCATIONAL AND PASTORAL COUNSELING.

AXIOLOGICAL AND PRAXIOLOGICAL CONCERNS1

M. MORARU2 C. S. VOICU3

Abstract: The educational counseling, an integral part of the pedagogical

correlation between educator and student, represents an important factor in

preventing difficulties that can interfere with the psycho-social development

of the student. Similarly, pastoral counseling, a component of the missionary

activity performed by the Church, highlights the values of Christian Morality

that are shared to all growing individuals, not only, but it has the purpose to

correct the behavioural deviations and lackings, both spiritual and

educational. Both educational and pastoral counseling are preoccupied, in

the same manner, with the valorization of human dignity and quality, of free

communication of one’s emotions, experiences, aspirations, both personal

and professional, of the responsibility of one’s decisions, of the seriousness

and competence in relation to one’s problems. The present study proposes a

comparative analysis of the notes defining the educational counseling and

pastoral counseling in axiological and praxiological terms. Also, we wanted

to highlight the necessity of a real collaboration between family, school and

Church, to prevent parents-children conflicts. In this regard, we want to

describe a case of educational and pastoral intervention.

Keywords: counseling, educational counseling, pastoral counseling,

partnership Family-School-Church

1. Introduction

In a society under the impetus of rapid develo pment, in which things experience

unprecedented dynamics, the individual is forced t o adapt to new working and living

conditions, which is not without persona l consequences. The deficiencies they can

develop are shortcomings of educational, emotional, socio-professional, spiritual, and

not only. In this context, we consider t he educational counseling and pastoral counseling

activities undertaken at a family, school and Church level. The present study does not

propose a quantitative research. It proposes a comparative analysis of the notes

defining the educational c ounseling and pastoral counseling in axiological and

1 Paper presented at the Internationa l Conference “Contemporary Perspect ives in Psychology, Educatio n

and Social Work” – 3rd edition (COPES 2019), Constanța, 24-26 May 2019

2 Ovidius University of Constanta, andrada_mira@yahoo.com

3 Ovidius University of Constanta, sebastianvoicu18@yahoo.com