Activities of a school special pedagogue within the school counseling workplace

The present thesis deals with the topic of pupils with special educational needs and in particular the activities of the school special educator. The thesis is divided into two parts, namely theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part first deals with the most common disorders that have been diagnosed in pupils with SEN. Following this description, in which the "symptoms" of these disorders have been examined, the thesis turns to the institutions and mandated professionals involved in support. In this connection, the thesis examines the work of the counseling centres, the school psychologist and, last but not least, the work of the school special educator. It is then the school special educator, as the person who works in a significant way with the pupil with special educational needs, to whom the empirical part is devoted. Eight school-based special educators were approached as part of the research investigation, and a qualitative research method, specifically open coding, was used and a semi-structured interview was used to collect data. In this interview, questions were asked to the informants to find out what activities school special educators perform in mainstream primary schools. From the data and responses we have already found here, we can say that school special educators are working...