GUIDANCEAND

COUNSELING

IMPORTANCE OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELING

An integral part of the total educational

program.

Provides opportunities for each student

to reach his full potential, in the areas of

educational, vocational, personal and

social, and emotional development.

GUIDANCE & COUNSELING SERVICES PREPARE STUDENTS

TO ASSUME:

Increasing responsibility for their

decisions.

Grow in their ability to understand

accepts the results of their choices.

AIMS OF THE GUIDANCE & COUNSELING PROGRAM

1. Provide for the realization of

student potentialities.

Counselor’s Role: To assist

students to distribute their energies

into many learning opportunities

available to them.

2. Help students with

developing problems.

Counselor’s Role: Help students to

resolve their difficulties, and if

possible, educational intervention

suited for each student.

3. Contribute to the

development of school’s

curriculum

Counselor’s Role: Provide data

that serves as basis for curriculum

development, and they can help

curriculum developers shape

courses of study that more

accurately reflect the needs of

students.

4. Provide teachers with

technical assistance

Counselor’s Role: Assist in

selecting and using cumulative,

anecdotal and other type of

records.

5. Contribute to the mutual

adjustment of students &

school

Counselor’s Role: Responsible for

developing and maintaining a

cooperative relationship between

student and school.

CHARACTERISTICS OF

GUIDANCE AND

COUNSELING PROGRAM

DevelopmentalFocusing on needs, interests and issuesIntegralPreventiveComprehensiveHolistic

SCOPE OF DEVELOPMENTAL GUIDANCE

& COUNSELING PROGRAM

Personal / Social Concerns

Educational Concerns

Career Concerns

PERSONAL / SOCIAL CONCERNS

Development of identity or self

Understanding emotional feelings

Intra – Interpersonal relationships

Personal Responsibility

Values and Attitudes

Spirituality

EDUCATIONAL CONCERNS

Study habits and skills

Test taking and note taking skills

Setting goals

Time Management

Memory techniques

Relaxation techniques

CAREER CONCERNS

Individual Skills

Interests

Career Plans

Prospective Schools

Financial aid and scholarship

World of work

GUIDANCE

AND

COUNSELING

SERVICES

Assessment Service

Information Service

Referral Service

Consultation Service

Research

Student Development Plan

• ASSESSMENT SERVICE Collect, analyze, and use a variety of objective and subjective personal, psychological, and social data about the student. Standardized test scores, academic records, anecdotal records, personal data forms, portfolios included.

• INFORMATION SERVICEProvide accurate and current information in order that the students may make an intelligent choice of an educational program, an occupation, or a social activity.

• COUNSELING SERVICEFacilitate self – understanding and

personal development.

Develop student ability to cope with

and solve problems.

Increased competence in decision

making.

Deal with crisis issues.

• STUDENT INVENTORY RECORDA continuous process of accumulating, recording and utilizing the information on each student for guidance and counseling purposes and obtaining a complete picture of the individual. Repository of student information through the years.

• PLACEMENT AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES Students are assisted for their educational placement as well as employment opportunities. (Placement) Development of systematic plan for maintaining contact with former students and conduct follow-up studies to aid the school in evaluating the school’s curricular and guidance program. (Follow-up)

• REFERRAL SERVICEProvides information on other services that may be able to meet higher or lower levels of need that are outside the guidance & counseling program.Expertise or specialization is beyond the functions of professional guidance counselors.

• CONSULTATION SERVICECounselors act as consultants.Deals exclusively with work-related or student service issues, but not personal concerns.Services are available to any academic department or administrative unit, as well as any staff, faculty , or student organization.

• RESEARCHConducting surveys of student needs, problems and concerns, student services, developmental programs, etc. Evaluation of curricular and extra-curricular activities including Guidance & Counseling program. Dissemination of Research Findings.

• STUDENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMFacilitate student transitions into the academic and social communities. Promote student growth and leadership opportunities.Give student self – direction.Promote personal development and empowerment.

ACTIVITYACTIVITY

1.) List down the current problems of your student in school:a)Educational Developmentb)Personal/Social Developmentc)Career Development2.) What services will address these student problems?