About the Journal

Focus

FAGORA: Journal of Counseling is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research, theoretical studies, and innovative practices in the field of guidance and counseling. The journal focuses on advancing counseling theories, assessment, interventions, and professional practices across educational, social, cultural, and community settings.

Scope

FAGORA welcomes original research articles, theoretical papers, systematic reviews, and evidence-based practices in the following areas:

  1. Counseling and Helping Profession: Covers counseling theories, counseling interventions, therapeutic relationships, counselor education, supervision, ethics, and professional development.
  2. Mental Health and Psychological Well-being: Includes psychological well-being, emotional regulation, resilience, stress management, anxiety, coping strategies, and mental health promotion.
  3. Human Development and Personal Growth: Focuses on self-development, identity formation, self-concept, positive development, life-span development, and psychological growth.
  4. Educational and Career Development: Covers school counseling, student development, academic resilience, learning motivation, career adaptability, vocational identity, and life planning.
  5. Assessment and Research in Counseling: Includes counseling assessment, instrument development, psychometrics, counseling evaluation, and quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research.
  6. Social, Cultural, and Contextual Perspectives: Addresses multicultural counseling, family and social relationships, indigenous perspectives, community support, and contextual factors influencing human development.