HKIER

Abstract

The phenomenon of personal and professional bum-out has been a common theme among the school counsellors in Taiwan. In the schools above college level, personnel renewal of counselling center happens with remarkable frequency. As a consequence, the counselling programs of the schools cannot be implemented continuously, major activities are interrupted, overburden and incompetence of the substitutes lead to numerous mistakes, and the morale of the fellow workers are influenced. It goes without saying that school counsellors in Taiwan should be fully aware of the challenges they are facing. Furthermore, it is even of more importance for them to learn ways of working within an institution with dignity and self-respect.

The paper explores the concept of stress and coping, work stress and professional burnout, role and function of teacher-counsellors in Taiwan, and the Six-Year Promotion Program of Guidance Services. Conclusions with reference to the above topics will also be made.

摘要

在台灣，學校輔導教師之工作枯竭已經成為一個值得關切的問題。在大專院校中，輔導中心之人事更替頻繁。輔導人員的高離職率導致學校輔導諮商計劃無法持續執行，重要的活動被迫中斷，過度的工作負荷以及遞補職務者之不能勝任往往造成許多錯誤，同仁之工作士氣也因而受到負面的影響。台灣的學校輔導教師必須敏察他們所面臨的工作挑戰，並且學習如何做良好的調適。

本文探討壓力與適應的概念，工作壓力與專業工作枯竭，台灣學校輔導教師之角色和功能，輔導工作六年計劃，並且提出簡單的建議。