Sexual harassment is a constant practice of Slovenian secondary schools, but it is also present among older primary school students. Addressing sexual harassment in schools is not always the best or most effective, as it is addressed in the context of peer violence. However, measures for peer violence have no effect on the issue of sexual violence. Based on this, I was interested in how school counselors address the problem of peer sexual harassment. The purpose of the master's thesis is to investigate the work of the school counseling service in cases of peer sexual harassment in primary and secondary schools in Slovenia. In the theoretical part I define sexual harassment, types of peer sexual harassment, the roles and work of the school counseling service and the work procedure of the school counseling service in dealing with a case of peer sexual harassment. The central focus of the empirical part of the thesis is to investigate how school counselors define and conceptualize sexual harassment, how they deal with cases of peer sexual harassment and how they act preventively in this area. I obtained the data through a qualitative survey, I conducted six interviews with social workers employed in the school counseling service. The key findings are that school counselors know the definitions of sexual harassment, deal with peer sexual harassment cases through individual counseling with the victim and the perpetrator, work with the victim on his / her empowerment, and want the perpetrator to accept responsibility for his / her actions. Class teachers and parents are also involved in the case, and depending on the degree of violation, they also include the police and the center for social work. Given that peer sexual harassment is carried out in all schools, I find that too little is being done in the field of sexual harassment prevention.
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