NAME: DECHELLE BLESS M.

COTINGJO
POSITION: Guidance Counselor

DEGREE/INSTITUTION: BS PSYCHOLOGY,
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION
& BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COUNSELING
MAJOR: School Counseling

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Implementing Guidance Program which includes:
 Helping students set up their class schedules each school year.
 Helping students chart their educational or vocational path after high
school.
 Assisting students as they fill out college applications.
 Arranging college visits and fairs for students and parents.
 Delivering character education or other guidance related educational
programs.
 Helping the student body deal with school-wide tragedies like deaths or
acts of violence.
 Providing students with counseling support for personal issues on a
limited basis.
 Informing the authorities of dangerous situations for students as
required by law.

WHAT I LIKE MOST IN MY JOB:

I’m so happy with my career, helping the students, assisting and also advising
them, and seeing them smiling joyfully.
WHAT I LIKE LEAST IN MY JOB:
Sometimes I’m struggling with the parents they didn’t listen and showing
bad-mannered.
RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE PREPARING TO BE A
COUNSELOR…
If you want to become a Guidance Counselor you must develop your
patience, attitude, and be caring.