Argiro Charokopaki

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Lab Teaching Staff

Email

acharokopaki@uniwa.gr

Office Address

Ancient Olive Grove Campus, Building E

Brief CV 

Argiro Charokopaki is Laboratory Teaching Staff at the Department of Social Work, University of West Attica and a member of the Research Centre for Social and Humanitarian Crises. Her area of expertise is “Psycho- social Approaches to Career Guidance”.

She has two decades of expertise in implementation of Career Counseling & Guidance. She has served for two years (2021-2023) as a scientific consultant at the Institute of Educational Policy for the implementation of Vocational Guidance and Counseling in Ministry of Education and Religion of Greece.  She is an external scientific associate at the European University Cyprus and teaches courses in the postgraduate distance learning programme Vocational Guidance and Counselling (MA), She also supervises dissertations of postgraduate students. She is a member of International Association of Educational & Vocational Guidance and also of Hellenic Society of Counselling & Guidance. Dr Charokopaki has also taught for several years in the postgraduate program in Career Guidance, Counseling and Lifelong Learning (MA) at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and in the postgraduate specialization programme of Counseling and Guidance Program of the Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education.

She has published numerous articles in various scientific journals, has published chapters in books/collective volumes and has edited collective volumes. Her research interests focus on career development, career planning and educational career decision-making for secondary school students, higher education students, adults, unemployed, professional integration of people from special and vulnerable social groups, career counselling and design of intervention programmes, enchantment of resilience and entrepreneurship in the same groups. She has served as member of scientific team (researcher) for editing scientific support material for career guidance counselors (for  National Organization for the Certification of Qualification and Vocational Guidance (E.O.P.P.EP.), for the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, for General Secretariat of Education, Training and Lifelong Learning). From the academic year 2023-2024 she is a member of the scientific and editing team for the school textbook of Social and Civic Education for the 5th and 6th grade of primary school in Greece. She is a member of International Association of Educational & Vocational Guidance and also of Hellenic Society of Counselling & Guidance.

 

  • 2012: PhD at the Department of Preliminary Education, University of Thessaly, Greece. Research Title: Career decision-making self efficacy of secondary education students: The role of personality, environmental factors and contextual supports”. Excellent grade.
  • 2000: M.Sc. in Career Counseling and Guidance. In National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Phylosophy, Psychology & Education. Excellent grade.
  • 1995:  Bachelor in Sociology, Panteion University of Social & Political Sciences, Athens, Department of Sociology. Grade: 8.25/10
  • Psychosocial approaches in Career Guidance and Vocational Counselling
  • Intervention programmes for the career development of adolescents, young people and adults
  • Lifelong career counselling, career self-efficacy, career adaptability, career resilience
  • Career Counseling,  vocational guidance and integration of special and vulnerable social groups

International Journals and Conferences

2024: Nikos Drosos, Argiro Charokopaki. Poster presentation in International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) International Conference (Jyvaskyla, Finland), με θέμα: “Riding the Wave of Change”. Poster title: Positive psychosocial resources of people with disabilities when facing challenges in work: career adaptability and resilience.

2024: Emotional Intelligence and Career Indecision among adolescents. Management and Challenges for Career Counselling. 43rd Conference Proceedings, Institute of Culture, Democracy & Education. ISBN: 978-618-5911-00-3. ISSN: 2732-709

2021: Argyropoulou, K., Kaliris An., Charokopaki A., Katsioula, P., Coping with career indecision: the role of courage and future orientation in secondary education students from Greek provincial cities. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, Advance Online Publication.  http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10775-021-09465-4

2020: Charokopaki, A.,& Kaliris, A., & Argyropoulou, K. (2019). “Resilience and Career Decision Making Self-Efficacy among Greek Neets. Implications for career counseling”. Πρακτικά Διεθνούς Συνεδρίου  της International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance, με θέμα “Career Guidance for Inclusive Society”. 10-13/9/2019. https://iaevgconference2019.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IAEVG-Conference-Proceedings-2019_FINAL.pdf

2020: Argyropoulou, K., Antoniou, A.S., Mouratoglou, N., Charokopaki, A. & Mikedaki, K. Psychometric Properties of the Life Project Reflexivity Scale in Greek University Students. Counseling. Giornale Italiano di Ricerca e Applicazioni, 13(1). https://rivistedigitali.erickson.it/counseling/

2019: Charokopaki A., Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy on Mathematics and Science: A Literature Review. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Research Study, 3(2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.31031/pprs  https://crimsonpublishers.com/pprs/article-in-press.php 

2019: Charokopaki, A., Working on Stories to Enhance Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy. International Journal of Psychological Studies, 11 (3), 63-82. DOI: 10.5539/ijps.v11n3p63

2019: Charokopaki, A., &  Argyropoulou Aik., Optimism, Career Decision Self-Efficacy and Career Indecision among Greek adolescents. Education Quarterly Reviews, 2 (1), 185-197. Doi: 10.31014/aior.1993.02.01.52. http://www.asianinstituteofresearch.org/

 

Greek-language magazines- Conferences

2024: Karavalasi, A., & Charokopaki, A., Transition from Higher Education to the world of work: The experience and needs of graduates for Career Counselling services, Review of Counseling & Guidance, 138-139, 52-63. https://www.elesyp.gr/index.php/component/jdownloads/send/2-ilektronika-teyxi/77-teyxos-138-139

2024: Charalampidou, M, & Charokopaki, A., Emotional intelligence, vocational adaptability and career planning and decision making skills in students of Vocational Training Institutes. Review of Counseling & Guidance, 138-139, 77-89. https://www.elesyp.gr/index.php/component/jdownloads/send/2-ilektronika-teyxi/77-teyxos-138-139

2024: Charokopaki, A., Kamtsios Sp., Rouvali, V. Psychosocial strengths of courage and ambition: their contribution in enhancing career decision-making self-efficacy and in the formation of career decision making. Research in Ecuation, 13(1), 1-28. eISBN 2241-7303

2023: Koutroumpa, V., Charokopaki, A., Kalliris And. Dimensions of Self-Efficacy of teachers implementing School Career Guidance : variations and revealed needs. ERKYNA, Educational/Scientific Review, 25, ISBN 2241-8393, σ. 89-109. https://erkyna.gr/e_docs/periodiko/teyxos/teyxos_25-02-23.pdf

2023: Aggelidaki, M., Charokopaki, A., Stamoulis E. Skills Labs: a field of innovation in education. Book of Abstracts of the 8th Greek Conference: Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Collaborative Programmes in Primary and Secondary Education. National Organisation for the Support of e-twinning Action (pp. 530-536). ISBN: 978-618-85919-3-9 http://www.etwinning.gr/conf2022praktika

2023: Stamoulis, E., Asteri, Th., Aggelidaki, M., Charokopaki, A. Skills Labs: An innovative, dynamic educational curriculum for compulsory education in Greece”. Book of Abstracts of the 8th Greek Conference: Utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Collaborative Programmes in Primary and Secondary Education. National Organisation for the Support of e-twinning Action. ISMBN: 978-618-85919-3-9 (pp. 537-549) http://www.etwinning.gr/conf2022praktika

2022: Charokopaki, A. The role of Family Resilience in Resilience of members an in Future Orientation of adolescents. Book of Abstracts of 34th International Conference of Institute of Culture, Democracy and Education, Patra, (pp. 421-435) ISSN: 2732-7094

2021: Pantou, Chr, & Charokopaki, A., Proacctive personality and career adaptability of students in Greek Universities. Review of Counselling and Guidance, 130-131, 40-54. https://www.elesyp.gr/index.php/component/jdownloads/send/2-ilektronika-teyxi/72-130-131

2022: Mouratoglou, N., Argyropoulou, K., Charokopaki, A. Sustainable career development scale: Exploratory factor analysis and implications in Career Counselling and Guidance. Review of Counselling and Guidance, 128-129, 57-68. https://www.elesyp.gr/index.php/component/jdownloads/send/2-ilektronika-teyxi/70-128-129  

2022: Argyropoulou, K., Charokopaki, A., Terzaki, M., Nanopoulos, P. Psychosocial strengths: an intervention framework for the career development of adolescents. Sciences of Education, (2), University of Crete, http://ediamme.edc.uoc.gr/download.php?id=17790347,897,4

2021: Argyropoulou, K., Terzaki, A., & Charokopaki, A., Meta-competences in career and career decision making in adolescence: Future Time Perspective, Future Orientation and Resilience. Review of Counselling and Guidance, 126-127, 22-36. https://www.elesyp.gr/index.php/component/jdownloads/send/2-ilektronika-teyxi/69-126-127

2021: Charokopaki, A., Career Tele-Counselling: Applications and Challenges. Review of Counselling and Guidance, 124-125, 108-118. https://www.elesyp.gr/index.php/component/jdownloads/send/2-ilektronika-teyxi/67-124-125

2021: Charokopaki, A., Monoxari, A., Rita Ag., Resilience of Greed Teachers in pandemic of COVID-19. Theory and Research in Education Sciences, 71, 7-26. http://periodiko.inpatra.gr

2020: Charokopaki, A., Resilience: The ability to bounce back in difficulties and changes. Book of Abstracts of 28th International Conference of Social and Humanitarian Science, of Institute of Democracy, Culture and Education, Patra. http://ipode.gr/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/praktika28final.pdf  ISBN: 978-618-84238-4-8

2020: Argyropoulou, K., Terzaki, M., Charokopaki, A., Mouratoglou N., The meaning of work in the light of work distress: A new challenge in career counselling in the modern era. New Education, 175, 9-20.

2016: Charokopaki, A.  “Enhancing resilience in secondary education schools: proposals for the implementation of counselling in the school environment”. Book of Abstracts of Institute of Democracy, Culture and Education. Patra. ISBN: 978-618-84238-2-4 http://ipode.gr/conference/26conference/praktika/ 

Chapters in edited volumes of books

2024: Charokopaki, A., Kosteri M. Work Volition and work flow: Possibilities of the individual in the face of social constraints. In press in Book: Organizational Psychology and Career Guidance.

2024: Argyropoulou K., Mouratoglou N., Charokopaki A. Defining educational and counselling interventions for sustainable career development: conceptual background, development techniques and evaluation tools. In: Reflections and Proposals in the Field of Psycho Educational  Science (Collective Volume). Athens. Diadrasi. ISBN 978-960-9539-01-2

2019: Charokopaki, A., Resilience: the ability to recover quickly from difficulties and changesin career exploration AND Entrepreneurial intention and performance as a career exploration skill.  Chapters in: Argyropoulou, K (Ed.,) “Career management and skills development in the modern educational and working environment. Challenges in the 21st century”. Athnes: Grigoris Editions. ISBN 978-960-612-295-8

2019: Charokopaki, A., I believe I can manage career decisions: Career decision Making Self-Efficacy. In: Argyropoulou, K., (Ed.): Career Counseling and Career Decision Making”. Athens: Grigoris Editions. ISBN 978-960-612-238-5

2016: Charokopaki, A., Experiential actions to facilitate the decision-making process of secondary students and their relevant self-efficacy perceptions: A multi-faceted counseling intervention model. In: Asvestas, A., Sidiropoulou-Dimakakou, D., Mylwna A., Koumoundourou G. (Eds), Contemporary Issues of Career Counseling. Athens: Grigoris Editions. ISBN: 978-960-333-947-2

Scientific material

Charokopaki, A., Mavrikakis Ev., Guidelines for the implementation of Career Counselling and Guidance in Secondary Education in Skills Labs for the 3rd grade high school students. Indicative methods, strategies, activities and supporting materials. Institute of Educational Policy.

Member of authorial team for drafting scientific support material for the National Organisation for the certification of qualification & vocational guidance as Euroguidance Centre of Greece for the year 2016. Subject: “Guidance to support the NEETs (Youth 15-29 who are not in employment structures, education or training). Theoretical framework – Methodology Advisory Intervention to address the phenomenon of NEETss https://www.eoppep.gr/images/SYEP/1_NEETs_theory.pdf  

Charokopaki, A. Career Counseling for life and career design. In: Kokkos, A. (Ed) Developing Social Skills in the workplace.  Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, General Secretariat for Adult Education, Institute for Continuous Adult Education.

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