EXAMINATION OF COUNSELING TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON SCHOOL COUNSELOR (PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELOR) CONCEPT THROUGH METAPHOR ANALYSIS

The main purpose of this study is determined as examination of counseling teachers’perceptions of school counselor (psychological counselor) concept through metaphor analysis.When the research problem and the properties of gathered data are taken into consideration,both qualitative and quantitative research methods have been tried to be utilized. This studyhas been performed with 98 school counselors who work in Rize city center and in its districts in 2011-2012 academic years. When the statements of the participants are examined, it is seenthat metaphors which they produce can gather under twelve different conceptual categories.Guide This category is followed by the categories below according to the produced metaphornumber: The one who guides, The one who raises awareness, The one who makes development,Important, The one who accepts unquestioned, The one who solves problems, The one who isexaggerated, The one who makes you relax, Mediator, Leader, Ambiguous and InformationSource. Consequently, in this regard studies can be conducted with administrators, teachers,students and parents.