The data of the Ministry of Education show that in the academic year 2021/2022 the school employs 1,394 psychologists and 801 pedagogical advisers or a total of 2,195 specialists. For the past school year 2021/2021, their number was 296 less. The number of psychologists appointed was 1,107 and the number of pedagogical advisers was 792. . 600 psychologists and pedagogical advisers have been trained since the beginning of the current school year, developed together with scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences “Program for Prevention and Intervention of Aggression and Violence at School”. The second Step Together program is in partnership with UNICEF. It has been tested since the beginning of the school year for a period of 5 years in five schools. It is to be implemented in another 432 schools under the project “Support for Inclusive Education”.
When educational institutions encounter difficulties in dealing with cases of harassment and violence, psychologists from the national mobile group for psychological support also come to the rescue. “The goal is to improve discipline at school and reduce the number of cases of aggression, as well as to interact in crisis intervention,” said Acad. Denkov.
-and the cases of aggression and bullying between students were reduced by 59.3% compared to 2019/2020, and those for violence against students by 64.6%. Violence against teachers also decreased by 31.1%. “It is an interesting fact that even cyberbullying has decreased by 66% compared to the previous school year,” said Acad. Denkov.
Since the start of the pandemic for the third time, the Ministry of Education and Science has revealed free telephone lines for psychological support and consultations for children, students, pedagogical specialists, non-pedagogical specialists and parents in connection with the coronavirus and the consequences of online learning. Over 40 psychologists assist them in case of difficult adaptation in school during long distance lessons, demotivation for learning, fear of the virus. That is why this year the Ministry of Education and Science is implementing policies for maximum face-to-face training as the best environment for effective implementation of measures for prevention of aggression and harassment in educational institutions, the Minister emphasizes. and overcoming the consequences of long-term distance learning is the “Together Together” program, in which 24,000 students and teachers went to a free summer camp.
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