Abstract:

Covid-19, which has affected the whole world since the last month of 2019, has negatively affected face-to-face education. İn Turkey, education was conducted online due to the pandemic. The aim of this research is to metaphorically analyze and describe how the psychological counselors who working in schools and the GRCs perceive guidance and psychological counseling services that they provide online in the 2020/2021 academic year. This research was conducted based on a qualitative approach. The study group of the research consists of 166 psychological counselors, 113 women and 53 men, aged between 25-60, working in schools and GRCs. In the analysis of the data, the metaphor analysis method, which is included in the content analysis method, was used. As a result of the analysis of the research data, it was determined that a total of 130 metaphors were determined according to the perceptions of the psychological counselors. Based on the meanings of these 130 metaphors, it is understood that they are gathered under five themes. These themes are gain, negativity, deficiency/limitation, uncertainty, worry/difficulty. According to these results, it can be said that the metaphorical perceptions of psychological counselors towards online guidance and psychological counseling services are not generally positive.

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