This study aimed at identifying the perceptions of university postgraduate students with regard to the factorial structure related to the perceived professional competencies for the educational counselor. The researcher employed the descriptive corre
lation method, and the instrument was developed so as to measure the professional competencies for the educational counselor; the content validity as well as the reliability for the instrument were verified. The study sample consisted of (175) male and female students from the students of postgraduate studies at Mu'tah University and Students for in Israa Private university.
The importance of this research is that it is one of the rare researches that touch on
the philosophy of science at the French philosopher Gaston Bachler, And the role played
by this philosopher in the development of the science of epistemology thr
ough the
epistemological concepts that he introduced to this science, Such as the concept of
epistemological obstacle and the concept of epistemological estrangement in addition to
the concept of temporal regression and the relationship of these concepts with each other,
which contributed to the enrichment of the epistemology and its evolution.