Course info

Course Description :

The Guidance Services are the formalized actions organized by the school to make guidance program operational and functional. Hence, this course is offered to familiarize the students with the objectives of each guidance service and the role of the guidance counselor, the support staff and other helping officials.

Lecture Unit                 :      3 Units  9 hours/week

Course Outcome          :       At the end of the course, the students should be able 

                                             to:

·         Explain the  nature and meaning of guidance , functions, area or scope  and development of guidance
·         Identify  the  stages in  the organization  and administration of guidance program
·         Identify / describe the procedures in evolving the guidance program; roles of the guidance counselor and the support staff
·         Identify  the  meaning and classifications  of guidance services
·         Identify the types of problems covered by guidance
·         Discuss guidance in group situations versus in individual situations

Course Topics :     

•  Definition of guidance
•  Functions of guidance
•  Scope of guidance
•  Development of guidance
• Pseudo-scientific techniques used in guidance
• Stages in the organization and administration of guidance   program
• Planning
• Structuring
• Implementing
• Evaluating
• Organizational Chart for an elementary school
• Organizational chart for secondary school
• Organizational chart for college
• Procedures   evolving a Guidance program
• Definition , meaning  and scope of guidance services
• History of guidance services
•  Forms of   guidance services
• Types of problems covered by guidance
• Role of the Guidance Counselor
• Role of the Administrators
• Role of the Teachers
• Role of the School Personnel
• Parents
• Helping professionals/ stakeholders
• Individual Inventory Service
•  Information Service
• Counseling Service
• Testing Service
• Referral Service
• Follow-up Service
• Research and evaluation service
• Special guidance service
• Student activities (  Co-curricular and  Extra  curricular activities)
• Out-reach program
• Peer facilitation group
• Promotion of Dep Ed programs and government thrusts

                                                       

Main References:

Mendoza, E.D. (2003). Guidance and Counseling Today Kapunan, R.R. (1974). Fundamentals of Guidance and Counseling