Psychological Counseling and Guidance Services

Psychological Counseling and Guidance is a systematic and professional support process aimed at helping individuals recognize themselves, become aware of their interests and abilities, and achieve self-actualization.

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Through the Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department, all students at our school are monitored by taking their developmental stages into account. In this way, our students can easily access the support they need in addressing challenges related to adolescence.

The Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department contributes to students becoming self-aware, self-confident, socially adaptive, strong in communication skills, sensitive to their environment, happy, healthy, capable of making sound decisions, able to express themselves effectively, solution-oriented, and creative individuals.

Services for Students

Tests, inventories, and observation studies are conducted to identify students’ individual characteristics, interests, strengths, and areas for development.

Academic and psychological development processes are monitored, and individual plans are created for students who need additional support.

Support is provided for the school adaptation process of newly enrolled students.

Individual counseling sessions are held on issues such as anxiety, stress, lack of self-confidence, peer relationships, and family-related concerns.

Students are supported in developing effective study habits and goal-setting skills.

Guidance is provided on exam preparation, motivation enhancement, and attention management.

Students’ academic performance and attendance are monitored in collaboration with teachers.

Regular communication is maintained with teachers to evaluate students’ classroom behavior, adjustment, and performance.

Teachers are supported in guidance-oriented classroom approaches and effective communication with students.

Guidance is offered on career choice, university preferences, and career planning.

Interest and aptitude tests are administered to provide guidance aligned with students’ goals.

Events such as university introduction days and career days are organized.

Services for Parents

The most effective way to deliver Psychological Counseling and Guidance services is through cooperation within the parent–student–school triangle. Students may have different needs and challenges at each educational level.

Families may also be affected by these situations and may not always be fully aware of underlying issues. In all cases, involving families in the process and working collaboratively is one of the most effective ways to achieve positive outcomes.

Starting from the first day of school, orientation programs and ongoing individual and group activities are carried out for parents to support students’ school journeys more effectively. These activities cover the following areas:

PDC content supporting the development of 21st-century skills,

Parental approaches to academic achievement,

Perspectives to be developed during adolescence,

High school entrance examination process,

University entrance examination process,

Preference counseling,

Career counseling related to course, profession, and university choices,

Coping skills for family-related issues and peer relationship challenges,

Behavioral difficulties and coping strategies,

Support programs for students requiring individual assistance,

Informational sessions for families of students receiving education under Individualized Education Programs (IEP),

Follow-up studies for students receiving specialist support,

Boarding school life and adaptation support,

Attention-related, individual, and family issues,

Career decision-making.

information sessions are being held for parents regarding related issues.

19.50 Parent Seminars

Inspired by the founding year of İzmir Özel Türk Koleji, the 19.50 PDC Seminars are traditional monthly parent gatherings held across our five campuses and simultaneously broadcast on social media, featuring expert speakers in their fields.

The seminars begin at 19:50 on a designated evening each month and are conducted in a warm atmosphere accompanied by a shared meal. The aim of the 19.50 Parent Seminars is to share current topics in the field of PDR with İTK parents and to build a strong communication network in the journey of raising well-informed individuals.

Parental Awareness Workshops

Parental Awareness Workshops are closed-group parent workshops led by İTK PDR specialists, lasting a minimum of four weeks. Beyond general parent seminars, these workshops focus more closely on parents’ individual experiences with their own children and are conducted face-to-face and/or online. The primary goal of these group studies is to increase awareness.