RIONA MARIE D.

MAGBUTAY MAED-EM
(MA028 EM 209)
REACTION MOD 2 UNIT 3
Roles of School Personnel in the Administration of Guidance Program

School Personnel play an essential role in the administration of Guidance Program,

most especially in the lives of the students they teach in the classroom. What defines them is
their ability to teach students and a positive influence on them. Generally, their role goes
beyond teaching. In today’s world, they have to carry out the part of being an external parent,
counselor, mentor, role model, and so on.
The school principals, by virtue of their position, are responsible for the Guidance and
Counseling services in the school. They are in essence the chief counselors because the
nature of their appointment requires that they assume the responsibility of providing
Guidance and Counseling to the whole school. The staff and the school community look upon
the principals for guidance on all matters pertaining to the welfare of the school. Researchers
also observed that school principals should support the counseling services fully, in fact, they
should be the first counselors ready to guide all students regardless of their cognitive
development, gender, class or background.
Guidance and Counseling has become increasingly important because there are many
issues raising concern in the schools that may impact negatively on the welfare of learners
and the education system as a whole. Some of these issues may include poor academic
performance, early pregnancies and marriages, peer pressure, poverty in families, school
violence and strikes, high dropout rates and child abuse in addition to other societal demands.
This makes effective Guidance and Counseling a core service in every school and should
therefore be accepted by school administration as an essential part of the school activities.