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Department of Psychology and Counselling, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran

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Aim: This study aimed to identify the effective components on the attitudes of school principals and teachers about the job position and duties of school counselors and to explain their importance. Method: The research method was descriptive and systematic review type. The statistical population included relevant Persian and English studies published in the last 8 years, which were selected through searching in databases. After screening the reports, 240 foreign and 23 internal articles were selected with Catchii site. These reports were conducted in the form of survey, experimental, phenomenological, correlational, and grounded theory methods. Results: In this study, 26 articles were included in the final review according to the inclusion criteria and the effective components were examined. The results showed that three categories of components, including components related to schools and society, Principals and teachers, and components related to counselors, are effective in this context. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated a lack of awareness among principals and teachers about the job position and duties of counselors as the most effective components in their contradictory attitudes about counselors. This council can provide the basis for strengthening the job position and duties of counselors and facilitate the process of realizing the goals of education.

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