On December 6, 2022, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) released the Student Guidance Essentials (revised edition).

The Student Guidance Essentials is designed to "provide a comprehensive summary of the theory, approach, and actual teaching methods of student guidance from the elementary school level to the upper secondary school level in line with the changes of the times. It has been prepared as a basic manual for schools and teachers on student guidance" to facilitate a common understanding among teachers and schools when practicing student guidance and to promote organized and systematic efforts.

It was first prepared in 2010 but has been revised for the first time in 12 years to reorganize the basic concept and direction of student guidance and to respond to today's issues, as the environment surrounding schools and student guidance has changed significantly and student guidance issues have become more serious.

The book's table of contents of a 300-page volume is shown below:

While there are descriptions of issues related to children with disabilities throughout the book, there are references to gender identity disorder in "Chapter 12: Issues Related to Sex" and developmental disabilities in "Chapter 13: Guidance for Students with Diverse Backgrounds".

Currently, only the digital text version is available, but in response to requests from the boards of education, a booklet version is being considered in the future.

For more information, please visit the website below:
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/seitoshidou/1404008_00001.htm