The document outlines the structure and organization of professional and educational guidance services in Galicia, Spain. It discusses the legislation governing guidance, defines guidance as a process involving the entire educational community, and describes the general structure including internal school services, external school services, and central services. It details three levels of intervention - tutoring, guidance departments, and specific guidance teams. It also outlines the areas of work, staffing, tools, and activities of guidance departments within secondary education schools.

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Guidance
Department
Professional and Educational
Guidance
Structure and organisation in the Galician
Autonomous Community
(March 2013)

2. Legislation
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 Decree 120/1998 of April 23, by which the professional
and educational guidance is regulated.
• Galician Official Gazette published on April 27.
 Order of July 24, 1998 by which the organisation and
functioning of the professional and educational
guidance regulated by the Decree 120/1998 is
established.
• Galician Official Gazette published on July 31.

3. Definition
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 Process that includes the entire educational community.
 It spans the whole schooling period and covers all the
students.
 It is a global process that integrates aspects concerning:
• Personal development.
• Teaching and learning processes.
• Decision making.

4. General structure of guidance services
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Internal school services
Secondary Education Schools
Internal School Guidance Department
Tutoring
External school services
Education Inspectorate Province Service
Specific Guidance Teams Special Education Resources Training and Resources
Centres Centres
Central services
General Directorate of education, vocational training and learning innovation
General Subdirectorate of Organisation, Learning General Subdirectorate of Professional Guidance
Innovation and Teachers Training and Industry Outreach
Service of Organisation, Innovation and Educational Service of Professional Guidance and Industry
Guidance Outreach

5. Levels of intervention
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 The work to be developed in the field of Professional and
Educational Guidance covers three levels of intervention:
• Tutoring, at the class-group level.
• Guidance Department, at the school level.
• Specific Guidance Team, at the province level.

6. Guidance Departament
Areas of work
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 The functions to be developed by the school’s Guidance
Department covers four major areas of work:
• School organisation.
• Tutoring action.
• Attention to diversity.
• And professional and academic guidance.

7. Guidance Departament
Staff members
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 Head of Department (psychology and/or pedagogy
specialist).
 Therapeutic pedagogy teacher and, if applicable, audition
and language specialist.
 A tutor for each of the sociolinguistic and scientific-
technological fields.
 Other staff members, depending on school type.

8. Guidance Departament
Working tools
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 Use of: questionnaires, group techniques, interviews,
observation, psycho-pedagogic assessment tests, etc.
 Implementation and follow-up of programmes such as:
cognitive work techniques, reading comprehension,
professional and academic guidance, etc.
 Carrying out of informative meetings with both students
and their families.

9. Guidance Departament
Working tools
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 Carrying out of coordination meetings with teachers.
 Establishment of contacts and coordination with external
school services.
 And customised guidance and intervention.

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